hexose

[ hek-sohs ]

/ ˈhɛk soʊs /

noun

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

Words nearby hexose

hexone, hexone base, hexosamine, hexosaminidase, hexosan, hexose, hexose phosphatase, hexulose, hexyl, hexyl group, hexylcaine hydrochloride

Origin of hexose

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

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Examples from the Web for hexose

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
On the other hand, Harden and Young regard the acid as a diphosphoric ester of a hexose.
Alcoholic Fermentation|Arthur Harden
Euler and Fodor however did not obtain a hexose in this way .
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

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

/ (ˈhɛksəʊs, -əʊz) /

noun

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

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Medicine definitions for hexose

hexose

[ hĕk′sōs′ ]

n.

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

Science definitions for hexose

hexose

[ hĕk′sōs′ ]

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