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streptose

streptose noun: the pentose 5-deoxy-3-C-formyl-l-lyxose that is a constituent of streptomycin.

Noun

streptose (uncountable)

  1. The pentose 5-deoxy-3-C-formyl-l-lyxose that is a constituent of streptomycin

Origin of streptose

From strepto- + -ose.

Words formed from streptose

Questions about streptose

What does streptose mean?
Streptose means the pentose 5-deoxy-3-C-formyl-l-lyxose that is a constituent of streptomycin.
What part of speech is streptose?
Streptose is a noun.

Words near streptose in the dictionary

  1. streptophyte
  2. streptophytes
  3. streptorubin
  4. streptorubins
  5. streptos
  6. streptose
  7. streptospiral
  8. streptospondylous
  9. streptostylic
  10. streptostyly
  11. streptothricial

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