dihexose

D2I1H4E1X8O1S1E1

noun

Any disaccharide whose constituent sugars are both hexoses

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Meanings

noundihexose (plural dihexoses)

plural dihexoses

  1. biochemistryAny disaccharide whose constituent sugars are both hexoses

Origin

From di- + hexose.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

hexoside
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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