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dihexose

dihexose noun: any disaccharide whose constituent sugars are both hexoses.

Noun

dihexose (plural dihexoses)

  1. Any disaccharide whose constituent sugars are both hexoses

Forms of dihexose

pluraldihexoses

Origin of dihexose

From di- + hexose.

Words formed from dihexose

Questions about dihexose

What does dihexose mean?
Dihexose means any disaccharide whose constituent sugars are both hexoses.
What part of speech is dihexose?
Dihexose is a noun.
What is the plural of dihexose?
The plural of dihexose is dihexoses.

Words near dihexose in the dictionary

  1. dihex
  2. dihexagonal
  3. dihexahedral
  4. dihexahedron
  5. dihexes
  6. dihexose
  7. dihexoses
  8. dihexoside
  9. dihexosides
  10. dihexosyl
  11. dihexosylceramide

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