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Rimose vs Ribose - What's the difference?

rimose | ribose |

As an adjective rimose

is having a surface covered with cracks, fissures, or crevices.

As a noun ribose is

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

rimose

English

Adjective

(head)
  • Having a surface covered with cracks, fissures, or crevices.
    • the rimose head of a mushroom
    a tree with rimose bark

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    ribose

    English

    (wikipedia ribose)

    Noun

    (-)
  • (carbohydrate) A naturally occurring pentose sugar, which is a component of the nucleosides and nucleotides that comprise the nucleic acid biopolymer, RNA. It is also found in riboflavin.

    • See also

    * RNA * ribonucleic acid * nucleoside * nucleotide