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ketose definition

ke·tose (kē′tōs′)

noun

a sugar that contains a ketone group in the molecule

Etymology: ket(o)- + -ose

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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