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Pentose
noun
Word Frequency:
0.3
Definitions
1.
noun
A sugar or saccharide containing five carbon atoms.
"Ribose, found in RNA, is a common pentose"
Synonyms
pentaose
hexose
monopentose
decose
tetrose
octose
fucopentaose
ketose
pentasaccharide
heptose
mannopentaose
ketopentose
Rhymes With
ventose
mementos
ten toes
vent hose
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