1. A pentose sugar important as a component of ribonucleic acid

Derived forms: riboses

Type of: carbohydrate, saccharide, sugar

Part of: ribonucleic acid, RNA

Encyclopedia: Ribose

• Salina
• salinate
• saline
• saline solution
• Salinger
• salinity
• salinometer
• Salisbury
• Salisbury steak
• Salish
• Salishan
• saliva
• salivary
• salivary calculus
• salivary duct
• salivary gland
• salivate
• salivation
• Salix
• Salix alba
• Salix alba caerulea
• Salix alba sericea
• Salix alba vitellina
• Salix amygdalina
• Salix amygdaloides