furanose

[fyur′ə-nōs′]

n.

A sugar having a cyclic structure resembling that of furan.

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furanose in Science

furanose

[fyur′ə-nōs′]

Any of a class of simple sugars (monosaccharides) that has a ring containing four carbon atoms and one oxygen atom (a furan ring). Fructose and ribose are furanoses.

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