| NOUN | substance | aldose | a monosaccharide sugar that contains the aldehyde group or is hemiacetal |
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| Meaning | A monosaccharide sugar that contains the aldehyde group or is hemiacetal. | |
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| Narrower | aldohexose | A monosaccharide sugar having six carbon atoms and an aldehyde group |
| Broader | monosaccharide, monosaccharose, simple sugar | A sugar (like sucrose or fructose) that does not hydrolyse to give other sugars |
| Spanish | aldosa | |
| Catalan | aldosa | |
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