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Where does “ketose” come from?

ketose (English) comes from English -ose, from English glucose, from French glucose, from Ancient Greek γλεῦκος — sweet new wine, must; sweetness.

ketose (English): A saccharide containing a ketone functional group

Definitions

  1. A saccharide containing a ketone functional group

Ancestry of “ketose”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-osefull of, like; Used to form the names of sugars
2EnglishglucoseA simple monosaccharide with a molecular formula...
3Frenchglucoseglucose; first-person singular present indicative...
4Ancient Greekγλεῦκοςsweet new wine, must; sweetness

Words derived from “ketose”

  • ketosidic
  • ketoside
  • xyloketose
  • ketosireducens
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