hexose
hexose
Definition
hex·ose (hek′sōs′)
noun
any monosaccharide containing six carbon atoms in each molecule, as dextrose or fructose
Etymology: hex(a)- + -ose
hexose
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- sugar: Glucose A type of sugar: a monosaccharide with six carbon atoms ( a hexose sugar ).
- monophosphate: Increased susceptibility to infection - due to impaired chemotaxis, and reduced hexose monophosphate activity.
- shunt: Compensatory increase in the activity of glutathione peroxidase and the hexose monophosphate shunt.
Browse dictionary entries near hexose
- hexosan
- hexone
- hexenbesen
- hexavalent
- Hexateuch
- hexastich
- hexapod
- hexapla
- hexangular
- hexane
