Etymology

ketoaldose

K5E1T1O1A1L1D2O1S1E1

Today it means: Any monosaccharide which contains both an aldehyde and a ketone functional group in equilibrium with one or more hemiacetal forms. Full definition →

English aldose ← German Keton
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  1. GermanKeton
  2. Englishketone
  3. Englishketo-
  4. Englishaldose
  5. English todayketoaldose

From keto- + aldose.

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