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aldohexose

[ al-doh-hek-sohs ]

noun

, Chemistry.
  1. any of several hexoses in which one carbon atom is part of an aldehyde structure.


aldohexose

/ -əʊz; ˌældəʊˈhɛksəʊs /

noun

  1. any aldose containing six carbon atoms, such as glucose or mannose
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of aldohexose1

First recorded in 1905–10; ald(ehyde) + -o- + hexose
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Example Sentences

By similar variations in the grouping around the four asymmetric atoms, it is possible to produce the sixteen different space arrangements shown on page 37 for the groups of an aldohexose.

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