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ketotriose

ketotriose noun: any ketose having three carbon atoms; in reality, only dihydroxyacetone.

Noun

ketotriose (plural ketotrioses)

  1. Any ketose having three carbon atoms; in reality, only dihydroxyacetone

Forms of ketotriose

pluralketotrioses

Origin of ketotriose

From keto- + triose.

Questions about ketotriose

What does ketotriose mean?
Ketotriose means any ketose having three carbon atoms; in reality, only dihydroxyacetone.
What part of speech is ketotriose?
Ketotriose is a noun.
What is the plural of ketotriose?
The plural of ketotriose is ketotrioses.

Words near ketotriose in the dictionary

  1. ketothiolase
  2. ketothiolases
  3. ketotic
  4. ketotifen
  5. ketotrexate
  6. ketotriose
  7. ketotrioses
  8. ketovalerate
  9. ketovalerates
  10. ketoxal
  11. ketoxime

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