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Pentose
Meaning
Noun
●
In Carbohydrates:
A
sugar
or
saccharide
containing
five
carbon
atoms.
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Origin
pentose
English
-ose
English
-osus
Latin
penta-
English
πέντε
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
Sourced from
Etym
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