The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word RIBOSE which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2009.
Five-carbon sugar crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
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RIBOSE | 100 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Five-carbon sugar
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- ribose
- pentose
- triose
- hexose
- aldohexose
- tetrose
- zymase
- pyran
- pyridine
- furanose
- fermentation
- maltose
Crossword Answer definitions
RIBOSE noun- A naturally occurring pentose sugar, which is a component of the nucleosides and nucleotides that constitute the nucleic acid biopolymer, RNA. It is also found in riboflavin.
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