pentose

[pen-tohs]

pen·tose

[pen-tohs]
noun Chemistry.
a monosaccharide containing five atoms of carbon, as xylose, C5H10O5, or produced from pentosans by hydrolysis.

Origin:
< German (1890); see pent(a)-, -ose2
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Pentose is always a great word to know.
So is fluoride. Does it mean:
noting compounds that readily decompose or change into other compounds
a salt of hydrofluoric acid consisting of fluorine, as sodium fluoride, NaF, or a compound containing fluorine, as methyl fluoride, CH3F
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pentose (ˈpɛntəʊs)
 
n
any monosaccharide containing five atoms of carbon per molecule: occur mainly in plants and the nucleic acids
 
[C20: from penta- + -ose²]

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pentose pen·tose (pěn'tōs', -tōz')
n.
Any of a class of monosaccharides having five carbon atoms per molecule and including ribose and several other sugars.

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pentose   (pěn'tōs')  Pronunciation Key 
Any of a class of simple sugars (monosaccharides) having five carbon atoms per molecule. ribose and deoxyribose are pentoses.
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