五碳糖 wǔ tàn táng

DEFINITIONS

  1. pentose (CH2O)5, monosaccharide with five carbon atoms, such as ribose 核糖[he2 tang2]

CHARACTERS

五 wǔ
HSK 1
five; surname
碳 tàn
HSK 6
carbon
糖 táng
HSK 4
sugar; candy; sweets