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Meaning of pentose | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

A sugar or saccharide containing five carbon atoms.

Equivalents

Español pentosa
Suomi pentoosi
Italiano pentosio pentoso
日本語 ペントース
한국어 오탄당 펜토스
Português pentose
Türkçe pentoz

Examples

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

CEFR level

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

See also

pentose phosphate pathway pentoside pentosidine pentostatin pentosuria pentosyl

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