pentose

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Noun

pentose (plural pentoses)

1. (carbohydrate) A sugar or saccharide containing five carbon atoms.

   Ribose, found in RNA, is a common pentose

Translations

• Italian: pentoso
• Portuguese: pentose
• Spanish: pentosa

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