hexose

hex·ose
H4E1X8O1S1E1
UK/ˈhɛk.səʊs/UK/-səʊz/US/ˈhɛkˌsoʊs/

noun

A sugar or saccharide containing six carbon atoms.

OriginEnglish glucosebf. ← French glucose ← Ancient Greek γλεῦκος (gleûkos) →
UncommonScrabble 16
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Meanings

nounhexose (plural hexoses)

plural hexoses

  1. biochemistryA sugar or saccharide containing six carbon atoms.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*swéḱs
  2. Proto-Hellenic*hwéks
  3. Ancient Greekἕξ (héx)
  4. Ancient Greekἑξα- (hexa-)
  5. Latinhexa-
  6. Englishhexa-
  7. Englishhex-
  8. Proto-Hellenic*dléukus?
  9. Ancient Greekγλεῦκος (gleûkos)
  10. Frenchglucose
  11. Englishglucosebf.
  12. Englishhexose

From hex- + -ose.

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Translations

Catalan hexosa
  • hexosasugar containing six carbon atoms
Chinese Cantonese 己醣 /己糖
  • 己醣 /己糖 (gei² tong⁴)sugar containing six carbon atoms
Chinese Mandarin 己醣 /己糖
  • 己醣 /己糖 (jǐtáng)sugar containing six carbon atoms
Esperanto heksozo
  • heksozosugar containing six carbon atoms
Finnish heksoosi
  • heksoosisugar containing six carbon atoms
French hexose
  • hexosesugar containing six carbon atoms
Italian esoso
  • esososugar containing six carbon atoms
Japanese ヘキソース
  • ヘキソース (hekisōsu)sugar containing six carbon atoms
Portuguese hexose
  • hexosesugar containing six carbon atoms
Spanish hexosa
  • hexosasugar containing six carbon atoms
Swedish hexos
  • hexossugar containing six carbon atoms
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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