rhamnose
noun
rham·nose ˈram-ˌnōs 
-ˌnōz
: a crystalline sugar C6H12O5 that occurs usually in the form of a glycoside in many plants and is obtained in the common dextrorotatory l form
Word History
Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary, from New Latin Rhamnus, genus of the buckthorn; from its being produced from a plant of this genus
First Known Use
1888, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
rhamnose
noun
rham·nose ˈram-ˌnōs, -ˌnōz
: a crystalline sugar C6H12O5 that occurs combined in many plants and is obtained in the common dextrorotatory L-form