Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun pentose

1 sense of pentose

Sense 1
pentose -- (any monosaccharide sugar containing five atoms of carbon per molecule)
       => monosaccharide, monosaccharose, simple sugar -- (a sugar (like sucrose or fructose) that does not hydrolyse to give other sugars; the simplest group of carbohydrates)