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"Ribose" Definition

noun

A pentose sugar, C5H10O5, occurring as a component of riboflavin, nucleotides, and nucleic acids.
A pentose CHO found especially in the dextrorotatory form as a component of many nucleosides (as adenosine and guanosine) especially in RNA.

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