Aldose
a sugar containing the group or its hemiacetal equivalent.
noun
a sugar that contains the aldehyde group or is a hemiacetal
aldose al·dose (āl’dōs’, -dōz’)
n.
any of a cl-ss of monosaccharide sugars containing an aldehyde group.
aldose
(āl’dōs’, -dōz’)
any of a cl-ss of simple sugars (monosaccharides) containing an aldehyde group (cho). galactose, glucose, and ribose are all aldoses. compare ketose.
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