What does pyranose mean?
noun
A type of sugar or carbohydrate that has a six-membered ring structure with five carbon atoms and one oxygen atom. In chemistry, a pyranose is a cyclic form of a monosaccharide.
Example
"The pyranose ring structure is a key feature of many important biological molecules."
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