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deoxypentose

noun
de·​oxy·​pentose | \(ˌ)dē¦äksē+\

Definition of deoxypentose 

: an aldose C4H9O3CHO having one less alcohol-type oxygen atom in the molecule than a pentose

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deoxy- + pentose

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