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Pentose

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Noun

1. pentose

any monosaccharide sugar containing five atoms of carbon per molecule

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Pentose

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noun
any monosaccharide containing five atoms of carbon per molecule: occur mainly in plants and the nucleic acids

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Pentose

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noun
any of a group of monosaccharides, C5H10O5, including ribose and arabinose

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Pentose

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n.
Any of a class of monosaccharides having five carbon atoms per molecule and including ribose and several other sugars.

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