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aldose

aldose noun: any of a class of monosaccharides having an aldehyde or hemiacetal functional group.

Noun

aldose (plural aldoses)

  1. Any of a class of monosaccharides having an aldehyde or hemiacetal functional group.
    • The saccharides include such substances as dextrose and levulose, which are typical examples of the two classes into which these bodies are divisible, viz. the Aldoses and Ketoses.1895, Richard Lloyd Whiteley, chapter XXXV, in Organic Chemistry: The Fatty Compounds, London; New York: Longmans, Green, and Co., →OCLC, page 263

aldose meaning in Tamil

aldose in Tamil

அல்டோசு

Forms of aldose

pluralaldoses

Origin of aldose

ald(ehyde) + -ose

Words formed from aldose

Questions about aldose

What does aldose mean?
Aldose means any of a class of monosaccharides having an aldehyde or hemiacetal functional group.
What is aldose in Tamil?
Aldose in Tamil is அல்டோசு. See Aldose meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is aldose?
Aldose is a noun.
What is the plural of aldose?
The plural of aldose is aldoses.

Words near aldose in the dictionary

  1. aldophosphamide
  2. aldopyranose
  3. aldopyranoses
  4. aldosamine
  5. aldosamines
  6. aldose
  7. aldoses
  8. aldoside
  9. aldosides
  10. aldosidic
  11. aldosterol

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