ketohexose

[ kee-toh-hek-sohs ]
/ ˌki toʊˈhɛk soʊs /

noun Chemistry.

any of a class of sugars composed of six carbon atoms and a ketone group, as fructose.

Origin of ketohexose

First recorded in 1895–1900; keto- + hexose

Words nearby ketohexose

ketoconazole, ketogenesis, ketogenic, ketogenic diet, ketoheptose, ketohexose, ketol, ketole, ketolysis, ketolytic, ketonaemia

Example sentences from the Web for ketohexose

  • Similarly, for a ketohexose, which contains three asymmetric carbon atoms, there are eight possible arrangements.

    The Chemistry of Plant Life |Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher

  • Sorbose is the only other ketohexose which has any importance in plant chemistry.

    The Chemistry of Plant Life |Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher

Medical definitions for ketohexose

ketohexose
[ kē′tō-hĕk′sōs′ ]

n.

A six-carbon sugar containing a ketone group, such as fructose. hexulose