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methylpentose

methylpentose noun: the methyl ether of a pentose (O-methylpentose).

Noun

methylpentose (plural methylpentoses)

  1. The methyl ether of a pentose (O-methylpentose)
  2. Synonym of deoxyhexose (C-methylpentose)
    Synonyms:
    deoxyhexose

Synonyms of methylpentose

Forms of methylpentose

pluralmethylpentoses

Questions about methylpentose

What does methylpentose mean?
Methylpentose means the methyl ether of a pentose (O-methylpentose).
What part of speech is methylpentose?
Methylpentose is a noun.
What is the plural of methylpentose?
The plural of methylpentose is methylpentoses.

Words near methylpentose in the dictionary

  1. methylparathion
  2. methylpentan-
  3. methylpentane
  4. methylpentanes
  5. methylpentene
  6. methylpentose
  7. methylpentoses
  8. methylpentynol
  9. methylperone
  10. methylphenethylamine
  11. methylphenethylamines

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