aldose

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Definition of aldose

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noun

  1. Any of a class of monosaccharides having an aldehyde or hemiacetal functional group.
    “The saccharides include such substances as dextrose and levulose, which are typical examples of the two classes into which these bodies are divisible, viz. the Aldoses and Ketoses.”

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Etymology

ald(ehyde) + -ose

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