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pyranose
py·ra·nose
[
pírrə nss,
pírrə nz,
prə nss
]
(
plural
py·ra·nos·es
)
noun
Definition:
structural form of sugar:
a sugar whose structural formula consists of a ring with five carbon atoms and one oxygen atom
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