hexose

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Noun
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hex=ose

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun hexose has 1 sense

CIDE DICTIONARY

hexosen. [Hexa- + -ose.].
     Any member of a group of sugars containing six carbon atoms in the molecule. Some are widely distributed in nature, esp. in ripe fruits.  [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

hexose, n. Biochem. a monosaccharide with six carbon atoms in each molecule, e.g. glucose or fructose.

Etymology
HEXA- + -OSE(2)

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