arabinose

noun Chemistry.

1. a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C5H10O5, obtained from plant gums or made synthetically from glucose, used chiefly as a culture medium in bacteriology.

noun

1. a pentose sugar in plant gums, esp of cedars and pines. It is used as a culture medium in bacteriology. Formula: C 5 H 10 O 5