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cellopentose

cellopentose is the alternative form of cellopentaose.

Meaning of cellopentaose

Noun

cellopentaose (uncountable)

  1. An oligosaccharide, consisting of five glucose residues, formed by hydrolysis of cellulose.

Questions about cellopentose

What is cellopentose the alternative form of?
Cellopentose is the alternative form of cellopentaose.

Words near cellopentose in the dictionary

  1. cellooligomer
  2. cellooligomers
  3. cellooligosaccharide
  4. cellooligosaccharides
  5. cellopentaose
  6. cellopentose
  7. cellophane
  8. cellophane noodle
  9. cellophane noodles
  10. cellophaned
  11. cellophanes

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