ketose

ke·tose

 (kē′tōs′)

n.

Any of various carbohydrates containing a ketone group.

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ketose

(ˈkiːtəʊz)

n

(Chemistry) any monosaccharide that contains a ketone group

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ke•tose

(ˈki toʊs)

n.

a monosaccharide that contains a ketone group.

[1900–05; ket(one) + -ose²]

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Noun

1.

ketose - any monosaccharide sugar that contains a ketone group or its hemiacetal ketohexose - a monosaccharide having six carbon atoms and a ketone group monosaccharide, monosaccharose, simple sugar - a sugar (like sucrose or fructose) that does not hydrolyse to give other sugars; the simplest group of carbohydrates

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Translations

cetosa