Definition of Aldose

1. Noun. A monosaccharide sugar that contains the aldehyde group or is hemiacetal.

Specialized synonyms: Aldohexose
Generic synonyms: Monosaccharide, Monosaccharose, Simple Sugar

Definition of Aldose

1. Noun. (context: organic chemistry carbohydrates) Any of a class of monosaccharides having an aldehyde or hemiacetal functional group. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Aldose

1. a type of sugar [n -S]

Medical Definition of Aldose

1. Any monosaccharide sugar that contains an aldehyde group (-CHO). (06 May 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Aldose

aldolizations
aldols
aldonate
aldonate lactonohydrolase
aldonates
aldonic
aldonic acid
aldonic acids
aldopentonic acid
aldopentose
aldopentoses
aldophosphamide
aldopyranose
aldopyranoses
aldoril
aldose (current term)
aldose-ketose isomerases
aldose 1-epimerase
aldose mutarotase
aldose reductase
aldose reductase inhibitor
aldoses
aldoside
aldosterone
aldosterone antagonist
aldosterone antagonists
aldosterones
aldosteronism
aldosteronisms
aldosteronogenesis

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