PENTOSE
Meaning of PENTOSE in English
/pen"tohs/ , n. Chem.
a monosaccharide containing five atoms of carbon, as xylose, C 5 H 10 O 5 , or produced from pentosans by hydrolysis.
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.
Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .
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