Associations to the word «Pentose»
Noun
Wiktionary
PENTOSE, noun. (carbohydrate) A sugar or saccharide containing five carbon atoms.
Dictionary definition
PENTOSE, noun. Any monosaccharide sugar containing five atoms of carbon per molecule.
Wise words
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