hexose

Meaning of hexose

noun

any of the class of simple sugars whose molecules contain six carbon atoms, such as glucose and fructose. They generally have the chemical formula C₆H₁₂O₆.

late 19th century: from hexa- ‘six’ + -ose².

Information about hexose

It is a name.
The plural form of hexose is: hexoses.
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Hyphenation of hexose

hex-ose

It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
hexose is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

Words that rhyme with hexose

UDPhexose, aldohexose, amidohexose, arabinohexose, cyclomaltohexose, deoxyhexose, deoxyribhexose, desoxyhexose, hexopyranosylhexose, ketohexose, methylhexose, rhamnohexose, digitoxose, methyldigitoxose, lyxose

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