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araban
[ar-uh-ban]
noun
Biochemistry.
a pentosan, found chiefly in vegetable gums, that yields arabinose upon hydrolysis.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of araban1
1890–95; arab(inose) + -an; -ane
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A family of Syrian refugees picks cotton on a farm in Araban, Turkey.
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A family of Syrian refugees picks cotton on a farm in Araban, Turkey.
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A family of Syrian refugees picks cotton on a farm in Araban, Turkey.
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The pentosans, araban and xylan, occur normally in the stems and outer seed coats of many common plants.
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