- deoxypentose
- A 5-carbon deoxy-sugar in which one OH is replaced by H.
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de·oxy·pent·ose (de-ok″se-penґtōs) any deoxy sugar formed from a pentose, e.g., deoxyribose.
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deoxypentose
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