Furanose

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    any cyclic hemiacetal form of a monosaccharide having a five-membered ring (the tetrahydrofuran skeleton)

Etymology

From furan + -ose.

More for "furanose"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.