pentose

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

A sugar or saccharide containing five carbon atoms.

Equivalents

Españolpentosa

Françaispentose

Portuguêspentose

7 more languages

Catalàpentosa

Esperantopentozo

Italianopentosio pentoso

日本語ペントース

한국어오탄당 펜토스

Türkçepentoz

Examples

“Ribose, found in RNA, is a common pentose.”

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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See also

pentose phosphate pathway pentoside pentosidine pentostatin pentosuria pentosyl

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