araban Chem.
(ˈærəbæn)
[a. G. araban, f. Arabic a. + -an.]
= arabin.
| 1892 Jrnl. Soc. Chem. Industry XI. 931/1 The Pentosans (Wood-Gum, Xylan, and Araban) of Lignified Fibre. 1938 Thorpe's Dict. Appl. Chem. II. 287/1 The pentoses do not occur as such in plants, but in the form of condensation products of high molecular weight, termed ‘pentosans’ (araban or xylan). 1943 Ibid. VI. 155/2 Araban..yields arabinose, galactose and glycuronic acid on hydrolysis. |