Morpheme
Ribose
Type
free base
Denotation
naturally occurring pentose sugar that is a component of the nucleosides and nucleotides
Etymology
German Ribose; rearrangement of English arabinose, from arabin + -ose, from arabic + -in, from arabic; Latin arabicus, from Arabia + -icus; Ancient Greek Arabía; Arabic ʕarab
Evidence
ribose, riboses
