English word ribose comes from German Ribose, which derives from German Ribonsäure. It is also influenced by a related sugar called arabinose, which is formed from gum arabic
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| arabinose | English (eng) | (carbohydrate) An aldopentose that occurs most often in polysaccharides such as hemicellulose and pectin. |
| Ribonsäure | German (deu) | |
| Ribose | German (deu) | (carbohydrate) ribose. |
| ribose | English (eng) | (carbohydrate) A naturally occurring pentose sugar, which is a component of the nucleosides and nucleotides that constitute the nucleic acid biopolymer, RNA. It is also found in riboflavin. |