pentose
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom penta (“five”) + -ose (“sugar”).
Noun
editpentose (plural pentoses)
- (biochemistry) A sugar or saccharide containing five carbon atoms.
- Hypernym: monosaccharide
- Ribose, found in RNA, is a common pentose.
Hyponyms
editDerived terms
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editTranslations
editsaccharide containing five carbon atoms
Anagrams
editFrench
editPronunciation
editNoun
editpentose m (plural pentoses)
Further reading
edit- “pentose”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Portuguese
editPronunciation
edit
- Hyphenation: pen‧to‧se
Noun
editpentose f (plural pentoses)
Further reading
edit- “pentose”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
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