ketopyranose

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noun

The pyranose form of a ketose

Scrabble 21

Meanings

nounketopyranose (plural ketopyranoses)

plural ketopyranoses

  1. biochemistryThe pyranose form of a ketose

Origin

  1. GermanKeton
  2. Englishketone
  3. Englishketo-
  4. Englishpyranose
  5. Englishketopyranose

From keto- + pyranose.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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