Pentose

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Noun
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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun Pentose has 1 sense

CIDE DICTIONARY

Pentosen. [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.]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

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

Etymology
PENTA- + -OSE(2)

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