aldohexose

American

[al-doh-hek-sohs] / ˌæl doʊˈhɛk soʊs /

noun

Chemistry.

any of several hexoses in which one carbon atom is part of an aldehyde structure.

aldohexose British

/ -əʊz, ˌældəʊˈhɛksəʊs /

noun

any aldose containing six carbon atoms, such as glucose or mannose

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Etymology

Origin of aldohexose

First recorded in 1905–10; ald(ehyde) + -o- + hexose

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By similar variations in the grouping around the four asymmetric atoms, it is possible to produce the sixteen different space arrangements shown on page 37 for the groups of an aldohexose.

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