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aldose

[al-dohs]

noun Chemistry.

a sugar containing the aldehyde group or its hemiacetal equivalent.

Origin of aldose

First recorded in 1890–95; ald(ehyde) + -ose2
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British Dictionary definitions for aldose

aldose

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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Medicine definitions for aldose

aldose

[ăl′dōs′, -dōz′]

n.

Any of a class of monosaccharide sugars containing an aldehyde group.
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Science 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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