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Where does “Ribose” come from?

Ribose (German) comes from English arabinose, from English arabin, from English arabic, from Latin arabicus, from Ancient Greek Ἀραβικός, from Ancient Greek Ἄραψ, from Arabic عَرَب, from Arabic عَرَبَ — to flow sharply.

Ribose (German): ribose

Definitions

  1. ribose

Ancestry of “Ribose”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisharabinoseAn aldopentose that occurs most often in...
2EnglisharabinA carbohydrate, isomeric with cane sugar, found...
3Englisharabic—
4LatinarabicusArabic
5Ancient GreekἈραβικός—
6Ancient GreekἌραψArab; Arabian
7ArabicعَرَبArabs; Arab
8Arabicعَرَبَto flow sharply

Words derived from “Ribose”

  • ribose
  • riboflavin
  • deoxyribonucleic
  • ribonucleic
  • ribonuclease
  • deoxyribose
  • ribosylation
  • phosphoribosyl
  • phosphoribosyltransferase
  • ribosyl
  • endoribonuclease
  • ribosyltransferase
  • exoribonuclease
  • desoxyribonucleic
  • desoxyribose
  • ariboflavinosis
  • ribosylate
  • deoxyribonucleate
  • deoxyribosyl
  • deoxyribosyltransferase
  • ribosylhydrolase
  • deribosylation
  • microribonucleic
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