a sugar that contains a ketone group in the molecule
Word origin
keto- + -ose1
ketose in American English
(ˈkitous)
noun
Biochemistry
a monosaccharide that contains a ketone group
Word origin
[1900–05; ket- + -ose2]This word is first recorded in the period 1900–05. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: decompression, desensitize, elder statesman, hormone, internship-ose is a suffix used in chemical terminology to form the names of sugars and other carbohydrates(amylose; fructose; hexose; lactose), and of protein derivatives (proteose)
Examples of 'ketose' in a sentence
ketose
Phytochemically, the plant extracts showed the presence of carbohydrates, flavonoids, ketose sugars, steroids, reducing sugars and tannins.
Tiwalade Adeyemi ADENIYI, Peter A. ADEONIPEKUN, Elizabeth A. OMOTAYO 2014, 'Investigating the Phytochemicals and Antimicrobial Properties of Three Sedge (Cyperaceae)Species', Notulae Scientia Biologicaehttp://notulaebiologicae.ro/index.php/nsb/article/view/9356. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)