| / English Dictionary |
HEXOSE
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A monosaccharide that contains six carbon atoms per molecule
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("hexose" is a kind of...):
monosaccharide; monosaccharose; simple sugar (a sugar (like sucrose or fructose) that does not hydrolyse to give other sugars; the simplest group of carbohydrates)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hexose"):
aldohexose (a monosaccharide sugar having six carbon atoms and an aldehyde group)
ketohexose (a monosaccharide having six carbon atoms and a ketone group)
YOU MAY ALSO LIKE
