KETOHEXOSE
Dictionary entry overview: What does ketohexose mean? • KETOHEXOSE (noun)
The noun KETOHEXOSE has 1 sense:
1. a monosaccharide having six carbon atoms and a ketone group
Familiarity information: KETOHEXOSE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• KETOHEXOSE (noun)
Meaning:
A monosaccharide having six carbon atoms and a ketone group
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("ketohexose" is a kind of...):
hexose (a monosaccharide that contains six carbon atoms per molecule)
ketose (any monosaccharide sugar that contains a ketone group or its hemiacetal)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ketohexose"):
fructose; fruit sugar; laevulose; levulose (a simple sugar found in honey and in many ripe fruits)
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