Ketose
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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 any monosaccharide sugar that contains a ketone group or its hemiacetal wordnet
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More examples"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.