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a•rab•i•nose
Pronunciation: (u-rab'u-nōs", ar'u-bu-), [key]—
n. Chem.
a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C
5H
10O
5, obtained from plant gums or made synthetically from glucose, used chiefly as a culture medium in bacteriology. Also called
pectin sugar, pectinose. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.