Definition of Ketose

1. Noun. Any monosaccharide sugar that contains a ketone group or its hemiacetal.

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

Definition of Ketose

1. Noun. (carbohydrates) A saccharide containing a ketone functional group. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Ketose

1. a simple sugar [n -S]

Medical Definition of Ketose

1. A simple sugar that has a ketoneas its carbonyl group. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ketose

ketopantoic
ketopantoic acid
ketopentose
ketopentoses
ketophenylbutazone
ketophosphonate
ketophosphonates
ketoprofen
ketopyranose
ketopyranoses
ketoreductase
ketoreductases
ketorolac
ketorolac tromethamine
ketos
ketose (current term)
ketose-1-phosphate aldolase
ketose reductase
ketoses
ketosis
ketosis-prone diabetes
ketosis-resistant diabetes
ketosis-resistant diabetes mellitus
ketosteroid
ketosteroids
ketosuccinic
ketosuccinic acid
ketosuria
ketotetrose

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