arabinose
noun
arabinose is spelled A-R-A-B-I-N-O-S-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, arabinose means “An aldopentose that occurs most often in polysaccharides such as hemicellulose and pectin” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of arabinose is arabinoses.
How many letters and syllables are in arabinose?
| Letters | 9: A-R-A-B-I-N-O-S-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 24 million words; the 148,541st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is arabinose?
Arabinose appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of arabinose
- arabinoses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does arabinose mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An aldopentose that occurs most often in polysaccharides such as hemicellulose and pectin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Arabinose in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense aldopentose that occurs most often in polysaccharides:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does arabinose come from?
From arabin + -ose.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).