ketose

[ kee-tohs ]

/ ˈki toʊs /

Save This Word!

noun Biochemistry.

a monosaccharide that contains a ketone group.

COMPARE MEANINGS

Click for a side-by-side comparison of meanings. Use the word comparison feature to learn the differences between similar and commonly confused words.

QUIZ

CAN YOU ANSWER THESE COMMON GRAMMAR DEBATES?

There are grammar debates that never die; and the ones highlighted in the questions in this quiz are sure to rile everyone up once again. Do you know how to answer the questions that cause some of the greatest grammar debates?

Question 1 of 7

Which sentence is correct?

His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

His boss, who he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of ketose

First recorded in 1900–05; ket- + -ose²

Words nearby ketose

ketone, ketone body, ketone group, ketonemia, ketonuria, ketose, ketosis, ketosteroid, ketoxime, Kettering, kettle

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

How to use ketose in a sentence

It is a ketose sugar, reduces Fehling's solution, forms the same osazone as glucose, and is easily fermentable by yeast.
The Chemistry of Plant Life|Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher
When ketose monosaccharides are submitted to similar oxidation processes, they are broken down into shorter chain compounds.
The Chemistry of Plant Life|Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher

British Dictionary definitions for ketose

ketose

/ (ˈkiːtəʊz) /

noun

any monosaccharide that contains a ketone group

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for ketose

ketose

[ kē′tōs′ ]

Any of a class of simple sugars (monosaccharides) containing a ketone group. Fructose is a ketose. Compare aldose.