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Pentose

POS

Noun

HYPHEN

pen=tose

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun Pentose has 1 sense

pentose(n = noun.substance) - any monosaccharide sugar containing five atoms of carbon per molecule;

CIDE DICTIONARY

Pentose, n. [Penta- + -ose.].

Any of a group of sugars of the formula C5H10O5, such as as arabinose or ribose; -- so called from the five carbon atoms in the molecule. They are not fermented by yeast. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

Pentose, n. Biochem. any monosaccharide containing five carbon atoms, including ribose.

Etymology

PENTA- + -OSE(2)