Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pentose

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.69 in modern English

Syllables: pen-tose
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sugar or saccharide containing five carbon atoms.

Example Sentences

"Ribose, found in RNA, is a common pentose."

Etymology

Internationalism, from penta- (“five”) + -ose.

Inflected Forms

pentoses (plural) pentaose (alternative)

Derived Forms

agaropentaose deoxypentose monopentose pentosaceous pentoside pentosuria pentosyl

Phrases

pentose phosphate pathway

Questions

What does pentose mean?: A sugar or saccharide containing five carbon atoms.
Where does pentose come from?: Internationalism, from penta- (“five”) + -ose.

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