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pentoside definition

pen·to·side (pen′tə sīd′)

noun

a sugar derivative that yields a pentose on hydrolysis

Etymology: pent(ose) + (glyc)oside

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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