aldohexose

[ al-doh-hek-sohs ]
/ ˌæl doʊˈhɛk soʊs /

noun Chemistry.

any of several hexoses in which one carbon atom is part of an aldehyde structure.

Origin of aldohexose

First recorded in 1905–10; ald(ehyde) + -o- + hexose

Words nearby aldohexose

aldine, aldington, aldis lamp, aldiss, aldm., aldohexose, aldol, aldolase, aldomet, aldopentose, aldose

British Dictionary definitions for aldohexose

aldohexose
/ (ˌældəʊˈhɛksəʊs, -əʊz) /

noun

any aldose containing six carbon atoms, such as glucose or mannose