ketoaldose

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noun

Any monosaccharide which contains both an aldehyde and a ketone functional group in equilibrium with one or more hemiacetal forms.

Similar
aldoketose
OriginEnglish aldose ← German Keton →
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Meanings

nounketoaldose (plural ketoaldoses)

plural ketoaldoses

  1. biochemistryAny monosaccharide which contains both an aldehyde and a ketone functional group in equilibrium with one or more hemiacetal forms.

    Synonyms: aldoketose

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny monosaccharide which contains both an aldehyde and a ketone functional group in equilibrium with one or more hemiacetal forms.

Similar
aldoketose
Also see
aldoketose

Origin

  1. GermanKeton
  2. Englishketone
  3. Englishketo-
  4. Englishaldose
  5. Englishketoaldose

From keto- + aldose.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

aldoketose
Cite this entry
APA

ketoaldose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ketoaldose

MLA

“ketoaldose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ketoaldose. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ketoaldose,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ketoaldose.

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