ˈramˌnōs also -ōz noun
( -s )
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary rhamn- + -ose
: a crystalline aldose sugar CH 3 (CHOH) 4 CHO obtained in the common dextrorotatory l form usually by hydrolysis of xanthorhamnin, quercitrin, and other rhamnosides; 6-deoxy-mannose — compare glucose