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hexose

Syllables: hex·oseUK/ˈhɛk.səʊs/US/ˈhɛkˌsoʊs/

hexose noun: a sugar or saccharide containing six carbon atoms.

Noun

hexose (plural hexoses)

  1. A sugar or saccharide containing six carbon atoms.

hexose meaning in Tamil

hexose in Tamil

எட்சோசு

Forms of hexose

pluralhexoses

Origin of hexose

From hex- + -ose.

Words formed from hexose

Questions about hexose

What does hexose mean?
Hexose means a sugar or saccharide containing six carbon atoms.
What is hexose in Tamil?
Hexose in Tamil is எட்சோசு. See Hexose meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is hexose?
Hexose is a noun.
How do you pronounce hexose?
Hexose is pronounced /ˈhɛk.səʊs/ (UK).
What is the plural of hexose?
The plural of hexose is hexoses.

Words near hexose in the dictionary

  1. hexosaminic
  2. hexosaminidase
  3. hexosaminidases
  4. hexosan
  5. hexosans
  6. hexose
  7. hexoses
  8. hexoside
  9. hexosides
  10. hexosome
  11. hexosomes

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Adapted from Wiktionary: hexose (page history and authors); hexose (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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