hexose

[hek-sohs]

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noun

any of a class of sugars containing six atoms of carbon, including glucose and fructose.

Origin of hexose

First recorded in 1890–95; hex- + -ose²

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Examples from the Web for hexose

Historical Examples

Euler and Fodor however did not obtain a hexose in this way .
Alcoholic Fermentation
Arthur Harden
On the other hand, Harden and Young regard the acid as a diphosphoric ester of a hexose.
Alcoholic Fermentation
Arthur Harden
These were the hexose constituents of the hydrolysed complex, the pentoses (or 'furfuroids') surviving intact.
Researches on Cellulose
C. F. Cross
Many of the common heavy metals, when in alkaline solutions, are strongly reduced when boiled with solutions of the hexose sugars.
The Chemistry of Plant Life
Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher
When hydrolyzed, they yield arabinose and a hexose; the latter is sometimes galactose and sometimes mannose.
The Chemistry of Plant Life
Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher

British Dictionary definitions for hexose

hexose

noun

a monosaccharide, such as glucose, that contains six carbon atoms per molecule

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hexose in Medicine

hexose

(hĕk′sōs′)

Any of various simple sugars, such as glucose and fructose, that have six carbon atoms per molecule.

hexose in Science

hexose

[hĕk′sōs′]

Any of various simple sugars (monosaccharides), such as glucose and fructose, that have six carbon atoms per molecule.

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Examples from the Web for hexose

Historical Examples

Euler and Fodor however did not obtain a hexose in this way .

On the other hand, Harden and Young regard the acid as a diphosphoric ester of a hexose.

These were the hexose constituents of the hydrolysed complex, the pentoses (or 'furfuroids') surviving intact.

Many of the common heavy metals, when in alkaline solutions, are strongly reduced when boiled with solutions of the hexose sugars.

When hydrolyzed, they yield arabinose and a hexose; the latter is sometimes galactose and sometimes mannose.

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Origin of hexose