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ketoaldonic acid

ketoaldonic acid noun: any monosaccharide, having both a keto group and a carboxylic acid group, that is in equilibrium with a hemiacetal structure.

Noun

ketoaldonic acid (plural ketoaldonic acids)

  1. any monosaccharide, having both a keto group and a carboxylic acid group, that is in equilibrium with a hemiacetal structure
    Synonyms:
    ulosonic acid

Synonyms of ketoaldonic acid

Forms of ketoaldonic acid

pluralketoaldonic acids

Questions about ketoaldonic acid

What does ketoaldonic acid mean?
Ketoaldonic acid means any monosaccharide, having both a keto group and a carboxylic acid group, that is in equilibrium with a hemiacetal structure.
What part of speech is ketoaldonic acid?
Ketoaldonic acid is a noun.
What is the plural of ketoaldonic acid?
The plural of ketoaldonic acid is ketoaldonic acids.

Words near ketoaldonic acid in the dictionary

  1. ketoalcohol
  2. ketoalcohols
  3. ketoaldehyde
  4. ketoaldehydes
  5. ketoaldonic
  6. ketoaldonic acid
  7. ketoaldonic acids
  8. ketoaldose
  9. ketoaldoses
  10. ketoalkene
  11. ketoalkenes

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