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

Word History and Origins

Origin of aldohexose¹

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

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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