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A five-carbon sugar:ribose.
A monosaccharide that has three carbohydrate groups arranged in the manner of ribose:d-ribo-pentose.

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characterized by cleverness or originality of invention or construction.
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Words nearby ribo-

Ribera, rib eye, ribgrass, rib-knit, riblet, ribo-, riboflavin, riboflavin kinase, ribonuclease, ribonucleic acid, ribonucleoprotein
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