Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun ribose

1 sense of ribose

Sense 1
ribose -- (a pentose sugar important as a component of ribonucleic acid)
       => carbohydrate, saccharide, sugar -- (an essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals; includes simple sugars with small molecules as well as macromolecular substances; are classified according to the number of monosaccharide groups they contain)