pentose

[ pen-tohs ]
/ ˈpɛn toʊs /

noun Chemistry.

a monosaccharide containing five atoms of carbon, as xylose, C5H10O5, or produced from pentosans by hydrolysis.

Origin of pentose

< German (1890); see pent(a)-, -ose2

Words nearby pentose

pentobarbitone, pentode, pentolite, pentomic, pentosan, pentose, pentose nucleic acid, pentose phosphate pathway, pentosuria, pentothal, pentothal sodium

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British Dictionary definitions for pentose

pentose
/ (ˈpɛntəʊs) /

noun

any monosaccharide containing five atoms of carbon per molecule: occur mainly in plants and the nucleic acids

Word Origin for pentose

C20: from penta- + -ose ²

Medical definitions for pentose

pentose
[ pĕn′tōs′, -tōz′ ]

n.

Any of a class of monosaccharides having five carbon atoms per molecule and including ribose and several other sugars.

Scientific definitions for pentose

pentose
[ pĕn′tōs′ ]

Any of a class of simple sugars (monosaccharides) having five carbon atoms per molecule. Ribose and deoxyribose are pentoses.