ketose

[ kee-tohs ]
/ ˈki toʊs /

noun Biochemistry.

a monosaccharide that contains a ketone group.

Origin of ketose

First recorded in 1900–05; ket- + -ose2

Words nearby ketose

ketone, ketone body, ketone group, ketonemia, ketonuria, ketose, ketosis, ketosteroid, ketoxime, kettering, kettle

Example sentences from the Web for ketose

  • It is a ketose sugar, reduces Fehling's solution, forms the same osazone as glucose, and is easily fermentable by yeast.

    The Chemistry of Plant Life |Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher

  • When ketose monosaccharides are submitted to similar oxidation processes, they are broken down into shorter chain compounds.

    The Chemistry of Plant Life |Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher

British Dictionary definitions for ketose

ketose
/ (ˈkiːtəʊz) /

noun

any monosaccharide that contains a ketone group

Medical definitions for ketose

ketose
[ kē′tōs′ ]

n.

Any of various carbohydrates containing a ketone group.

Scientific definitions for ketose

ketose
[ kē′tōs′ ]

Any of a class of simple sugars (monosaccharides) containing a ketone group. Fructose is a ketose. Compare aldose.