ketose

Noun
  1. Any monosaccharide sugar that contains a ketone group or its hemiacetal (synset 114951877)
    is a type of: monosaccharide, monosaccharose, simple sugar - a sugar (like sucrose or fructose) that does not hydrolyse to give other sugars; the simplest group of carbohydrates
    subtypes: ketohexose - a monosaccharide having six carbon atoms and a ketone group

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