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May 27, 2012
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ri•bose



Pronunciation: (rī'bōs), [key]
—n. Biochem.
a white, crystalline, water-soluble, slightly sweet solid, C5H10O5, a pentose sugar obtained by the hydrolysis of RNA.

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