English Explanatory Dictionary

aldose

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Any of a class of monosaccharides having an aldehyde or hemiacetal functional group.

Word forms

aldose aldoses

Etymology

ald(ehyde) + -ose

Related words

ketose

Derived words

aldehyde alditol aldonic aldonic acid aldoside ketoaldose

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