| NOUN | substance | pentose | any monosaccharide sugar containing five atoms of carbon per molecule |
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| Meaning | Any monosaccharide sugar containing five atoms of carbon per molecule. | |
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| Broader | monosaccharide, monosaccharose, simple sugar | A sugar (like sucrose or fructose) that does not hydrolyse to give other sugars |
| Spanish | pentosa | |
| Catalan | pentosa | |
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