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polyhexose

polyhexose noun: any polysaccharide formed from hexose units.

Noun

polyhexose (plural polyhexoses)

  1. Any polysaccharide formed from hexose units

Forms of polyhexose

pluralpolyhexoses

Origin of polyhexose

From poly- + hexose.

Questions about polyhexose

What does polyhexose mean?
Polyhexose means any polysaccharide formed from hexose units.
What part of speech is polyhexose?
Polyhexose is a noun.
What is the plural of polyhexose?
The plural of polyhexose is polyhexoses.

Words near polyhexose in the dictionary

  1. polyheterocyclic
  2. polyhex
  3. polyhexamethylenebiguanide
  4. polyhexanide
  5. polyhexes
  6. polyhexose
  7. polyhexoses
  8. polyhierarchical
  9. polyhierarchies
  10. polyhierarchy
  11. polyhistidine

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