ketohexose

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noun

Any hexose containing a ketone group.

OriginEnglish hexose ← French glucose ← Ancient Greek γλεῦκος (gleûkos) →
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Meanings

nounketohexose (plural ketohexoses)

plural ketohexoses

  1. biochemistryAny hexose containing a ketone group.

Origin

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

From keto- + hexose.

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Translations

Catalan cetohexosa
  • cetohexosaany hexose containing a ketone group
French cétohexose
  • cétohexoseany hexose containing a ketone group
Italian chetoesoso
  • chetoesosoany hexose containing a ketone group
Spanish cetohexosa
  • cetohexosaany hexose containing a ketone group
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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