aldose
[ al-dohs ]
/ ˈæl doʊs /
noun Chemistry.
a sugar containing the aldehyde group or its hemiacetal equivalent.
Origin of aldose
First recorded in 1890–95;
ald(ehyde) +
-ose2
Words nearby aldose
aldohexose,
aldol,
aldolase,
aldomet,
aldopentose,
aldose,
aldosterone,
aldosteronism,
aldoxime,
aldrich,
aldrich syndrome
British Dictionary definitions for aldose
aldose
/ (ˈældəʊs, -dəʊz) /
noun
a sugar that contains the aldehyde group or is a hemiacetal
Word Origin for aldose
C20: from
ald (
ehyde) +
-ose ²
Medical definitions for aldose
aldose
[ ăl′dōs′, -dōz′ ]
n.
Any of a class of monosaccharide sugars containing an aldehyde group.
Scientific definitions for aldose
aldose
[ ăl′dōs′, -dōz′ ]
Any of a class of simple sugars (monosaccharides) containing an aldehyde group (CHO). Galactose, glucose, and ribose are all aldoses. Compare ketose.