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quinovose

quinovose noun: a deoxy sugar, 6-deoxy-D-glucopyranose, that is widespread in plants, often as a sulfate.

Noun

quinovose (uncountable)

  1. A deoxy sugar, 6-deoxy-D-glucopyranose, that is widespread in plants, often as a sulfate

Forms of quinovose

alternative formchinovose

Questions about quinovose

What does quinovose mean?
Quinovose means a deoxy sugar, 6-deoxy-D-glucopyranose, that is widespread in plants, often as a sulfate.
What part of speech is quinovose?
Quinovose is a noun.

Words near quinovose in the dictionary

  1. quinovic acid
  2. quinovin
  3. quinovopyranose
  4. quinovopyranoses
  5. quinovosamine
  6. quinovose
  7. quinoxaline
  8. quinoxalinedione
  9. quinoxalinediones
  10. quinoxalines
  11. quinoxalinone

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