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aldose

[ al-dohs ]

noun

Chemistry.
  1. a sugar containing the aldehyde group or its hemiacetal equivalent.

aldose

/ ˈældəʊs; -dəʊz /

noun

  1. a sugar that contains the aldehyde group or is a hemiacetal
“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

aldose

/ ă′ō′,-ō′ /

  1. Any of a class of simple sugars (monosaccharides) containing an aldehyde group (CHO). Galactose, glucose, and ribose are all aldoses.
  2. Compare ketose
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of aldose1

First recorded in 1890–95; ald(ehyde) + -ose 2
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of aldose1

C20: from ald ( ehyde ) + -ose ²
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Chemistry.—In its chemical properties glucose is a typical oxyaldehyde or aldose.

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