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deoxyhexose

deoxyhexose noun: any deoxysugar derived from a hexose.

Noun

deoxyhexose (plural deoxyhexoses)

  1. Any deoxysugar derived from a hexose

Forms of deoxyhexose

pluraldeoxyhexoses

Origin of deoxyhexose

From deoxy + hexose.

Words formed from deoxyhexose

Questions about deoxyhexose

What does deoxyhexose mean?
Deoxyhexose means any deoxysugar derived from a hexose.
What part of speech is deoxyhexose?
Deoxyhexose is a noun.
What is the plural of deoxyhexose?
The plural of deoxyhexose is deoxyhexoses.

Words near deoxyhexose in the dictionary

  1. deoxyheme
  2. deoxyhemoglobin
  3. deoxyhemoglobins
  4. deoxyheptose
  5. deoxyheptoses
  6. deoxyhexose
  7. deoxyhexoses
  8. deoxyhexoside
  9. deoxyhexosides
  10. deoxyhexosyl
  11. deoxyhexosyls

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