ketohexose

Questions

What does ketohexose mean?

Any hexose containing a ketone group.

Where does ketohexose come from?

Etymology tree German Ketonbor. English ketone English keto- Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs Proto-Hellenic *hwéks Ancient Greek ἕξ (héx) Ancient Greek ἑξα- (hexa-)der. Latin hexa-der. English hexa- English hex- Ancient Greek γλεῦκος (gleûkos)der. French glucose English glucosebf. English -ose English hexose English ketohexose From keto- + hexose.

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