ketopentose

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noun

A pentose that is also a ketose.

OriginEnglish pentose ← German Keton →
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Meanings

nounketopentose (plural ketopentoses)

plural ketopentoses

  1. biochemistryA pentose that is also a ketose.

Origin

  1. GermanKeton
  2. Englishketone
  3. Englishketo-
  4. Englishpentose
  5. Englishketopentose

From keto- + pentose.

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Translations

Japanese ケトペントース
  • ケトペントース (ketopentōsu)a pentose that is also a ketose
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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