pyranose

English

Etymology

From pyran +‎ -ose.

Noun

pyranose (plural pyranoses)

1. (chemistry) any cyclic hemiacetal form of a monosaccharide having a six-membered ring (based on tetrahydropyran)

Related terms

• pyran
• pyranosyl

Translations

cyclic hemiacetal

• Finnish: pyranoosi
• French: pyranose (fr) m
• Italian: piranosio m
• Russian: пираноза (ru) f (piranoza)
• Spanish: piranosa f

See also

• furanose