Associations to the word «Pentose»

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

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley