pentose
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English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
From penta (“five”) + -ose (“sugar”).
Noun[edit]
pentose (plural pentoses)
- (biochemistry) A sugar or saccharide containing five carbon atoms.
- Hypernym: monosaccharide
- Ribose, found in RNA, is a common pentose.
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Translations[edit]
saccharide containing five carbon atoms
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French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
pentose m (plural pentoses)
Further reading[edit]
- “pentose”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Portuguese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: pen‧to‧se
Noun[edit]
pentose f (plural pentoses)
Further reading[edit]
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- en:Carbohydrates
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- pt:Carbohydrates