pentose
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Etymology edit
From penta (“five”) + -ose (“sugar”).
Noun edit
pentose (plural pentoses)
- (biochemistry) A sugar or saccharide containing five carbon atoms.
- Hypernym: monosaccharide
- Ribose, found in RNA, is a common pentose.
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saccharide containing five carbon atoms
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Noun edit
pentose m (plural pentoses)
Further reading edit
- “pentose”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: pen‧to‧se
Noun edit
pentose f (plural pentoses)