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ketohexose
[ kee-toh-hek-sohs ]
noun
, Chemistry.
- any of a class of sugars composed of six carbon atoms and a ketone group, as fructose.
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Origin of ketohexose1
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Example Sentences
Similarly, for a ketohexose, which contains three asymmetric carbon atoms, there are eight possible arrangements.
From Project Gutenberg
Sorbose is the only other ketohexose which has any importance in plant chemistry.
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