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pentose: Meaning and Definition of

pen•tose

Pronunciation: (pen'tōs), [key]
— n. Chem.
  1. a monosaccharide containing five atoms of carbon, as xylose, CHO, or produced from pentosans by hydrolysis.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
See also:
pentosan pentose nucleic acid
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