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ketose

ketose noun: a saccharide containing a ketone functional group.

Noun

ketose (plural ketoses)

  1. A saccharide containing a ketone functional group.
    • The saccharides include such substances as dextrose and levulose, which are typical examples of the two classes into which these bodies are divisible, viz. the Aldoses and Ketoses.1895, Richard Lloyd Whiteley, chapter XXXV, in Organic Chemistry: The Fatty Compounds, London; New York: Longmans, Green, and Co., →OCLC, page 263

Forms of ketose

pluralketoses

Origin of ketose

From keto- + -ose.

Words formed from ketose

Questions about ketose

What does ketose mean?
Ketose means a saccharide containing a ketone functional group.
What part of speech is ketose?
Ketose is a noun.
What is the plural of ketose?
The plural of ketose is ketoses.

Words near ketose in the dictionary

  1. ketorfanol
  2. ketorolac
  3. ketos
  4. ketosamine
  5. ketosamines
  6. ketose
  7. ketoses
  8. ketoside
  9. ketosides
  10. ketosidic
  11. ketosis

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