furanose
English
Etymology
From
furan
+
-ose
.
Noun
furanose
(
plural
furanoses
)
(
chemistry
)
any
cyclic
hemiacetal
form of a
monosaccharide
having a five-membered ring (the
tetrahydrofuran
skeleton)
Derived terms
erythrofuranose
fructofuranose
galactofuranose
hexofuranose
ketofuranose
pentofuranose
ribofuranose
xylofuranose
Related terms
furan
furanosyl
See also
pyranose
Anagrams
fursonae