furanose
furanose · furanoses
Any cyclic hemiacetal form of a monosaccharide having a five-membered ringAny cyclic hemiacetal form of a monosaccharide having a five-membered ring (the tetrahydrofuran skeleton)
Meaning
1 sensesAny cyclic hemiacetal form of a monosaccharide having a five-membered ring (the tetrahydrofuran skeleton)
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