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pentose

DEFINITIONS OF: pentose

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n any monosaccharide sugar containing five atoms of carbon per molecule

Type of:
monosaccharide, monosaccharose, simple sugar
a sugar (like sucrose or fructose) that does not hydrolyse to give other sugars; the simplest group of carbohydrates
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