Ketose

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A 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."

  2. 2
    any monosaccharide sugar that contains a ketone group or its hemiacetal wordnet

Synonyms

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ketosugar

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"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."

Etymology

From keto- + -ose.

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functional group

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