Etymology

ketofuranose

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Today it means: The furanose form of a ketose Full definition →

English furanose ← German Keton
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The story

  1. GermanKeton
  2. Englishketone
  3. Englishketo-
  4. Englishfuranose
  5. English todayketofuranose

From keto- + furanose.

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