wǔ tàn tángdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
pentose (CH2O)5, monosaccharide with five carbon atoms, such as ribose 核糖[hé táng]
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Original source entry:

五碳糖 五碳糖 [wu3 tan4 tang2] /pentose (CH2O)5, monosaccharide with five carbon atoms, such as ribose 核糖[he2 tang2]/

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五碳糖
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