arabinosic
|a-ra-bi-no-sic|
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/ˌærəˈbɪnəsɪk/
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/ˌærəˈbɪnɒsɪk/
relating to arabinose
Etymology
'arabinosic' originates from the sugar name 'arabinose' combined with the adjectival suffix '-ic'. 'arabinose' itself was named after 'gum arabic' (the source material from which the sugar was first obtained), the ultimate name origin tracing to Arabic.
'arabinosic' was formed in English by adding the suffix '-ic' to the noun 'arabinose' (attested in 19th-century chemical literature). 'arabinose' entered scientific usage in the 1800s from French/Modern Latin forms based on 'gum arabic'.
Initially, 'arabinose' referred specifically to the sugar isolated from gum arabic; over time 'arabinosic' came to be used more generally in chemistry to mean 'relating to or containing arabinose.'
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
relating to, derived from, or containing arabinose (a pentose sugar); used chiefly in chemical and biochemical contexts to describe acids, residues, or compounds containing arabinose.
The chemists detected arabinosic residues in the plant cell wall polysaccharides.
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Last updated: 2025/09/30 19:26