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pentoses

pentoses is the plural of pentose.

Meaning of pentose

Noun

pentose (plural pentoses)

  1. A sugar or saccharide containing five carbon atoms.
    • Ribose, found in RNA, is a common pentose.

Questions about pentoses

What is pentoses the plural of?
Pentoses is the plural of pentose.

Words near pentoses in the dictionary

  1. pentosanes
  2. pentosanpolysulfate
  3. pentosans
  4. pentose
  5. pentose phosphate pathway
  6. pentoses
  7. pentoside
  8. pentosides
  9. pentosidine
  10. pentostatin
  11. pentosuria

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