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Hexose

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hexaosenoun(biochemistry) Alternative form of hexose. [(biochemistry) A sugar or saccharide containing six carbon atoms.]
monohexosenoun(biochemistry) A monosaccharide hexose
octosenoun(biochemistry) A sugar or saccharide containing eight carbon atoms.
pentosenoun(biochemistry) A sugar or saccharide containing five carbon atoms.
decosenoun(biochemistry) A sugar or saccharide containing ten carbon atoms.
ketosenoun(biochemistry) A saccharide containing a ketone functional group.
heptosenoun(organic chemistry) A sugar or saccharide containing seven carbon atoms.
hexasaccharidenoun(biochemistry) Any oligosaccharide containing six sugar residues
tetrosenoun(biochemistry) A sugar or saccharide containing four carbon atoms.
hexosannoun(biochemistry) Any polysaccharide composed of hexoses.
ketohexosenoun(biochemistry) Any hexose containing a ketone group.
hexulosenoun(biochemistry) ketohexose
glucohexaosenoun(biochemistry) Any hexaose containing a glucose group
deoxyhexosenoun(organic chemistry) Any deoxysugar derived from a hexose
hexosaminenoun(biochemistry) Any amino sugar derived from a hexose.
nonosenoun(biochemistry) A sugar or saccharide containing nine carbon atoms.
dihexosenoun(biochemistry) Any disaccharide whose constituent sugars are both hexoses
hexopyranosenoun(biochemistry) The pyranose form of a hexose
cellohexaosenoun(biochemistry) An oligosaccharide, consisting of six glucose residues, formed by hydrolysis of cellulose.
xylohexaosenoun(biochemistry) A hexasaccharide consisting of six xylose residues.

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