HyperDic: ketohexose

English > 1 sense of the word ketohexose:
NOUNsubstanceketohexosea monosaccharide having six carbon atoms and a ketone group
English > ketohexose: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningA monosaccharide having six carbon atoms and a ketone group.
Narrowerfructose, fruit sugar, levulose, laevuloseA simple sugar found in honey and in many ripe fruits
BroaderhexoseA monosaccharide that contains six carbon atoms per molecule
ketoseAny monosaccharide sugar that contains a ketone group or its hemiacetal
Spanishcetohexosa
Catalancetohexosa

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