hexose

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
16
Words With Friends
15
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈhɛk.səʊs/
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/ˈhɛk.səʊs/ · /-səʊz/ · /ˈhɛkˌsoʊs/

Definition of hexose

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A sugar or saccharide containing six carbon atoms.

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Etymology

From hex- + -ose.

Hooks

1 extension · 1 back

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