KETOHEXOSE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ketohexose mean? 

• KETOHEXOSE (noun)
  The noun KETOHEXOSE has 1 sense:

1. a monosaccharide having six carbon atoms and a ketone group

  Familiarity information: KETOHEXOSE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• KETOHEXOSE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A monosaccharide having six carbon atoms and a ketone group

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("ketohexose" is a kind of...):

hexose (a monosaccharide that contains six carbon atoms per molecule)

ketose (any monosaccharide sugar that contains a ketone group or its hemiacetal)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ketohexose"):

fructose; fruit sugar; laevulose; levulose (a simple sugar found in honey and in many ripe fruits)