aldose

aldose

English

Noun

aldose (plural aldoses)

1. (organic chemistry, biochemistry) Any of a class of monosaccharides having an aldehyde or hemiacetal functional group.

Derived terms

• alditol
• aldonic acid
• aldoside
• ketoaldose

 

Translations

any of a class of monosaccharides

Esperanto: aldozo Finnish: aldoosi (fi) Hungarian: aldóz (hu)

Norwegian: aldose (no) m Portuguese: aldose (pt) f Spanish: aldosa f

See also

• ketose

Anagrams

• Daleos, Delaos

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Portuguese

Noun

aldose f (plural aldoses)

1. (organic chemistry, biochemistry) aldose (any of a class of monosaccharides)