ketohexose

[ kee-toh-hek-sohs ]

noun

, Chemistry.

1. any of a class of sugars composed of six carbon atoms and a ketone group, as fructose.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ketohexose¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; keto- + hexose

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.

From Project Gutenberg