ALDOHEXOSE

aldohexose

(noun) a monosaccharide sugar having six carbon atoms and an aldehyde group

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

aldohexose (plural aldohexoses)

(carbohydrate) Any hexose containing an aldehyde group.

Hyponyms

• (hexose with aldehyde group): allose, altrose, glucose, mannose, gulose, idose, galactose, talose

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