n.
Pronunciation: ə - ' ra-b ə - ˌ n ō s, - ˌ n ō z
Function: noun
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary arabin (the solid principle in gum arabic, from gum arabic + 1 -in ) + -ose
Date: 1883
: a white crystalline aldose sugar C 5 H 10 O 5 occurring especially in vegetable gums