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Answer for the clue "Type of sugar ", 6 letters:
ketose

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Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context carbohydrate English) A saccharide containing a ketone functional group.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. any monosaccharide sugar that contains a ketone group or its hemiacetal

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
A ketose is a monosaccharide containing one ketone group per molecule . With three carbon atoms, dihydroxyacetone is the simplest of all ketoses and is the only one having no optical activity . Ketoses can isomerize into an aldose when the carbonyl group ...