hexose
English edit
Etymology edit
hex- (“six”) + -ose (“sugar”)
Noun edit
hexose (plural hexoses)
- (biochemistry) A sugar or saccharide containing six carbon atoms.
- Glucose is a common hexose
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a sugar containing six carbon atoms
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
hexose f (plural hexoses)
Further reading edit
- “hexose”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
hexose f (plural hexoses)
- (biochemistry) hexose (a sugar containing six carbon atoms)