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tagatose

tagatose noun: the ketohexose (3S,4S,5R)-1,3,4,5,6-pentahydroxy-hexan-2-one; it is very sweet.

Noun

tagatose (countable and uncountable, plural tagatoses)

  1. The ketohexose (3S,4S,5R)-1,3,4,5,6-pentahydroxy-hexan-2-one; it is very sweet.

Forms of tagatose

pluraltagatoses

Questions about tagatose

What does tagatose mean?
Tagatose means the ketohexose (3S,4S,5R)-1,3,4,5,6-pentahydroxy-hexan-2-one; it is very sweet.
What part of speech is tagatose?
Tagatose is a noun.
What is the plural of tagatose?
The plural of tagatose is tagatoses.

Words near tagatose in the dictionary

  1. Taganrog
  2. Tagapul-an
  3. tagasaste
  4. Tagata Pasifika
  5. tagati
  6. tagatose
  7. tagatoses
  8. Tagawa
  9. Tagaytay
  10. Tagba-o
  11. Tagbac

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