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aldohexose

aldohexose noun: any hexose containing an aldehyde group.

Noun

aldohexose (plural aldohexoses)

  1. Any hexose containing an aldehyde group.

Forms of aldohexose

pluralaldohexoses

Origin of aldohexose

From aldo- + hexose.

Questions about aldohexose

What does aldohexose mean?
Aldohexose means any hexose containing an aldehyde group.
What part of speech is aldohexose?
Aldohexose is a noun.
What is the plural of aldohexose?
The plural of aldohexose is aldohexoses.

Words near aldohexose in the dictionary

  1. aldoheptoses
  2. aldohexonic acid
  3. aldohexonic acids
  4. aldohexopyranose
  5. aldohexopyranoses
  6. aldohexose
  7. aldohexoses
  8. aldohexuronate
  9. aldohexuronates
  10. aldohexuronic acid
  11. aldohexuronic acids

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