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Definition of: pentose
(pen′tōs) noun Biochem.
Any of an unfermentable class of simple sugars derived from woods, gums, fruits, and some animal tissues, and having five carbon atoms in the molecule. [<Gk. pent(e) five + -OSE2]
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