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