pentose
noun
pentose is spelled P-E-N-T-O-S-E: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 136,649th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pentose means “A sugar or saccharide containing five carbon atoms” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pentose is pentoses.
How many letters and syllables are in pentose?
| Letters | 7: P-E-N-T-O-S-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 136,649th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is pentose?
Pentose appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 136,649th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of pentose
- pentoses plural
- pentaose
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pentose mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A sugar or saccharide containing five carbon atoms.
Ribose, found in RNA, is a common pentose.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pentose in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense saccharide containing five carbon atoms:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does pentose come from?
Internationalism, from penta- (“five”) + -ose.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).