五碳糖; 戊糖
Pentose \Pen"tose\, n. [Penta- + -ose.] (Chem.) Any of a group of sugars of the formula {C5H10O5}, as arabinose; -- so called from the five carbon atoms in the molecule. They are not fermented by yeast.
pentose n : any monosaccharide sugar containing five atoms of carbon per molecule