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hexose
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Wikipedia
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In bio-organic chemistry , a hexose is a monosaccharide with six carbon atoms, having the chemical formula CHO. Hexoses are classified by functional group , with aldohexoses having an aldehyde at position 1, and ketohexoses having a ketone at position 2.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context carbohydrate English) A sugar or saccharide containing six carbon atoms.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Hexose \Hex"ose\, n. [Hexa- + -ose.] (Chem.) Any member of a group of sugars containing six carbon atoms in the molecule. Some are widely distributed in nature, esp. in ripe fruits.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a monosaccharide that contains six carbon atoms per molecule
Usage examples of hexose.
A giant sheet of folded polysaccharide, a complex mesh of interlinked pentose and hexose sugars hung with alkyl and amide side chains.
He lifts his glass, removes a glacé cherry on a cocktail stick, throws it toward the spiral staircase that leads down to the toilets, and chugs back half of the drink in one go – freezing pink slush with an afterbite of caramelized hexose sugars and ethanol.