hexose
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
hex- (“six”) + -ose (“sugar”)
Noun[edit]
hexose (plural hexoses)
- (biochemistry) A sugar or saccharide containing six carbon atoms.
- Glucose is a common hexose
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Translations[edit]
a sugar containing six carbon atoms
French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
hexose f (plural hexoses)
Further reading[edit]
- “hexose”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Portuguese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
hexose f (plural hexoses)
- (biochemistry) hexose (a sugar containing six carbon atoms)
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- en:Carbohydrates
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- Portuguese 3-syllable words
- Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation
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- pt:Carbohydrates