pentose

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Etymology

From penta (five) + -ose (sugar).

Noun

pentose (plural pentoses)

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

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɛ̃.toz/

Noun

pentose m (plural pentoses)

  1. pentose

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pẽˈtɔ.zi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pẽˈtɔ.ze/

  • Hyphenation: pen‧to‧se

Noun

pentose f (plural pentoses)

  1. (biochemistry) pentose

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