-ulose

suffix

Used to form the names of ketose sugars.

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Meanings

suffix
  1. Used to form the names of ketose sugars.

Origin

Back-formation from levulose.

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Cite this entry
APA

-ulose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-ulose

MLA

“-ulose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-ulose. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-ulose,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-ulose.

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