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noun
Any hexose containing a ketone group.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
a monosaccharide having six carbon atoms and a ketone group
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: hexose, ketose
Narrower terms: fructose, fruit sugar, levulose, laevulose
History
Etymology tree German Ketonbor. English ketone English keto- Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs Proto-Hellenic *hwéks Ancient Greek ἕξ (héx) Ancient Greek ἑξα- (hexa-)der. Latin hexa-der. English hexa- English hex- Ancient Greek γλεῦκος (gleûkos)der. French glucose English glucosebf. English -ose English hexose English ketohexose From keto- + hexose.
Across languages
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