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pentoside

pentoside noun: any glycoside derived from a pentose.

Noun

pentoside (plural pentosides)

  1. Any glycoside derived from a pentose

Forms of pentoside

pluralpentosides

Origin of pentoside

From pentose + -ide.

Questions about pentoside

What does pentoside mean?
Pentoside means any glycoside derived from a pentose.
What part of speech is pentoside?
Pentoside is a noun.
What is the plural of pentoside?
The plural of pentoside is pentosides.

Words near pentoside in the dictionary

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

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