tose — ace·tose; ar·gen·tose; caes·pi·tose; chi·tose; co·ma·tose; cor·ma·tose; crus·tose; fruc·tose; ga·lac·tose; glu·tose; hep·tose; ker·a·tose; ke·tose; lac·tose; me·lez·i·tose; mel·i·tose; oc·tose; pas·tose; pec·tose; pen·tose; phago·cy·tose;… … English syllables
pentose — pen·tose … English syllables
pentose — pen•tose [[t]ˈpɛn toʊs[/t]] n. chem. a monosaccharide containing five atoms of carbon, as xylose, C5H10O5, or produced from pentosans by hydrolysis • Etymology: < G (1890); see pent , ose II … From formal English to slang
ketopentose — A five carbon sugar in which carbons 2, 3, or 4 make up part of a carbonyl group; e.g., ribulose. * * * ke·to·pen·tose .kēt ō pen .tōs, .tōz n a five carbon sugar containing the keto group CO * * * ke·to·pen·tose (ke″to penґtōs) any… … Medical dictionary
pentose — A monosaccharide containing five carbon atoms in the molecule; e.g., arabinose, lyxose, ribose, xylose, xylulose. p. nucleotide a nucleotide having a p. as the sugar compo … Medical dictionary
aldopentose — A monosaccharide with five carbon atoms, of which one is a (potential) aldehyde group; e.g., ribose. * * * al·do·pen·tose (al″do penґtōs) any ketose containing five carbon atoms, such as arabinose … Medical dictionary
methylpentose — A hexose (a 6 deoxyhexose) in which carbon 6 is part of a methyl group; e.g., rhamnose, fucose. * * * meth·yl·pen·tose (meth″əl penґtōs) a hexose derivative in which carbon 6 exists in reduced form, as a methyl group; e.g., fucose … Medical dictionary
arabinose — Pentose Pen tose, n. [Penta + ose.] (Chem.) Any of a group of sugars of the formula {C5H10O5}, such as as {arabinose} or {ribose}; so called from the five carbon atoms in the molecule. They are not fermented by yeast. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
C5H10O5 — Pentose Pen tose, n. [Penta + ose.] (Chem.) Any of a group of sugars of the formula {C5H10O5}, such as as {arabinose} or {ribose}; so called from the five carbon atoms in the molecule. They are not fermented by yeast. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pentose — Pen tose, n. [Penta + ose.] (Chem.) Any of a group of sugars of the formula {C5H10O5}, such as as {arabinose} or {ribose}; so called from the five carbon atoms in the molecule. They are not fermented by yeast. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
