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ketose

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A saccharide containing a ketone functional group.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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Meaning relationships

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2

noun

Meaning 2

any monosaccharide sugar that contains a ketone group or its hemiacetal

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: monosaccharide, monosaccharose, simple sugar

Narrower terms: ketohexose

History

Etymology

From keto- + -ose.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: cetosa — saccharide containing a ketone functional group
  • Esperanto: ketozo — saccharide containing a ketone functional group
  • Finnish: ketoosi — saccharide containing a ketone functional group
  • French: cétose — saccharide containing a ketone functional group
  • Hungarian: ketóz — saccharide containing a ketone functional group
  • Norwegian: ketose — saccharide containing a ketone functional group
  • Russian: кето́за (ketóza) — saccharide containing a ketone functional group
  • Spanish: cetosa — saccharide containing a ketone functional group