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Ribose

Noun CEFR B1
ˈɹaɪbəʊz

Definitions

A naturally occurring pentose sugar, which is a component of the nucleosides and nucleotides that constitute the nucleic acid biopolymer, RNA. It is also found in riboflavin.

Equivalents

Españolribosa
Françaisribose
DeutschRibose
10 more languages
Catalàribosa
Esperantoribozo
Suomiriboosi
Italianoribosio
日本語リボース
Polskiryboza
Portuguêsribose
Русскийрибоза
Türkçeriboz

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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