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noun
A methyl-pentose, 6-deoxy-L-mannose, which occurs in the leaves and flowers of poison ivy and is a constituent of many plant glycosides.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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History
Etymology tree Ancient Greek ῥᾰ́μνος (rhắmnos)der. Latin Rhamnusinflu. Late Latin rhamnusder. Translingual Rhamnus Ancient Greek γλεῦκος (gleûkos)der. French glucose English glucosebf. English -ose English rhamnose From translingual Rhamnus "genus of buckthorns" + -ose (“used to form names of sugars”).
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