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aldose

[ al-dohs ]

noun

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

aldose

/ -dəʊz; ˈældəʊs /

noun

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

aldose

/ ăl′dōs′,-dōz′ /

  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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Word History and Origins

Origin of aldose1

First recorded in 1890–95; ald(ehyde) + -ose 2

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Word History and Origins

Origin of aldose1

C20: from ald ( ehyde ) + -ose ²

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