rhamnose

noun

rham·​nose ˈram-ˌnōs 

-ˌnōz

: a crystalline sugar C₆H₁₂O₅ that occurs usually in the form of a glycoside in many plants and is obtained in the common dextrorotatory l form

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary, from New Latin Rhamnus, genus of the buckthorn; from its being produced from a plant of this genus

First Known Use

1888, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

rhamnose

noun

rham·​nose ˈram-ˌnōs, -ˌnōz 

: a crystalline sugar C₆H₁₂O₅ that occurs combined in many plants and is obtained in the common dextrorotatory L-form