pentose

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Etymology

penta- (five) + -ose (sugar)

Noun

pentose (plural pentoses)

  1. (biochemistry) A sugar or saccharide containing five carbon atoms.
    Ribose, found in RNA, is a common pentose

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Noun

pentose f

  1. (biochemistry) pentose.
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