ribose

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Definitions

noun

A naturally occurring pentose sugar, which is a component of the nucleosides and nucleotides that constitute the nucleic acid biopolymer, RNA. It is also found in riboflavin.

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Synonyms

adp diphosphate deoxy ribonucleotide deoxyribose desoxyribose ribopyranose ribosyl ribosugar deoxyribonucleoside nucleoside ribofuranose ribofuranoside deoxyribonucleotide deoxyribosyl ribitol

Associated

parp xylose cytidine adenine uracil purine thymine cytosine moiety adenosine nucleic guanine

Rhymes

globose gibbose

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