ketose

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noun

A saccharide containing a ketone functional group.

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Meanings

nounketose (plural ketoses)

plural ketoses

  1. biochemistryA saccharide containing a ketone functional group.

    The saccharides include such substances as dextrose and levulose, which are typical examples of the two classes into which these bodies are divisible, viz. the Aldoses and Ketoses.

    1895, Richard Lloyd Whiteley, chapter XXXV, in Organic Chemistry: The Fatty Compounds, London; New York: Longmans, Green, and Co., →OCLC, page 263

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
ketosugar

Origin

From keto- + -ose.

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Translations

Catalan cetosa
  • cetosasaccharide containing a ketone functional group
Esperanto ketozo
  • ketozosaccharide containing a ketone functional group
Finnish ketoosi
  • ketoosisaccharide containing a ketone functional group
French cétose
  • cétosesaccharide containing a ketone functional group
Hungarian ketóz
  • ketózsaccharide containing a ketone functional group
Norwegian ketose
  • ketosesaccharide containing a ketone functional group
Russian кето́за
  • кето́за (ketóza)saccharide containing a ketone functional group
Spanish cetosa
  • cetosasaccharide containing a ketone functional group

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

skeeto
Cite this entry
APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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