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Italian
Etymology
From penta- + -oso.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /penˈtɔ.so/, /penˈtɔ.zo/
- Rhymes: -ɔso, -ɔzo
- Hyphenation: pen‧tò‧so
Noun
pentoso m (plural pentosi)
- (organic chemistry) pentose
Further reading
- pentoso in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
- pentoso in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
- pentòso in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
- pentòṡio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana