Organic Chemical
hexose
hex·ose [ hek-sohs ]
Subclass of:
Monosaccharides
Definitions related to hexoses:
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A class of monosaccharides with six carbon atoms.CRCH Nutrition TerminologyCancer Research Center of Hawaii, University of Hawaii, 2021
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Monosaccharide containing six carbon atoms in one molecule.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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MONOSACCHARIDES whose molecules contain six carbon atoms, such as GLUCOSE and FRUCTOSE. They generally have the chemical formula C6H12O6.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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