aldose

[ al-dohs ]
/ ˈæl doʊs /

noun Chemistry.

a sugar containing the aldehyde group or its hemiacetal equivalent.

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Origin of aldose

First recorded in 1890–95; ald(ehyde) + -ose2

Words nearby aldose

aldohexose, aldol, aldolase, aldomet, aldopentose, aldose, aldosterone, aldosteronism, aldoxime, aldrich, aldrich syndrome
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British Dictionary definitions for aldose

aldose
/ (ˈældəʊs, -dəʊz) /

noun

a sugar that contains the aldehyde group or is a hemiacetal

Word Origin for aldose

C20: from ald (ehyde) + -ose ²
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Medical definitions for aldose

aldose
[ ăl′dōs′, -dōz′ ]

n.

Any of a class of monosaccharide sugars containing an aldehyde group.
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Scientific definitions for aldose

aldose
[ ăl′dōs′, -dōz′ ]

Any of a class of simple sugars (monosaccharides) containing an aldehyde group (CHO). Galactose, glucose, and ribose are all aldoses. Compare ketose.
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