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ketohexose

ketohexose noun: any hexose containing a ketone group.

Noun

ketohexose (plural ketohexoses)

  1. Any hexose containing a ketone group.

Forms of ketohexose

pluralketohexoses

Origin of ketohexose

From keto- + hexose.

Words formed from ketohexose

Questions about ketohexose

What does ketohexose mean?
Ketohexose means any hexose containing a ketone group.
What part of speech is ketohexose?
Ketohexose is a noun.
What is the plural of ketohexose?
The plural of ketohexose is ketohexoses.

Words near ketohexose in the dictionary

  1. ketogluterate
  2. ketoheptose
  3. ketoheptoses
  4. ketohexokinase
  5. ketohexokinases
  6. ketohexose
  7. ketohexoses
  8. ketohydroxyestrin
  9. ketoic
  10. ketoimine
  11. ketoimines

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