Hypertext Webster Gateway: "hexose"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Hexose \Hex"ose\, n. [Hexa- + -ose.] (Chem.)
Any member of a group of sugars containing six carbon atoms
in the molecule. Some are widely distributed in nature, esp.
in ripe fruits.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
hexose
n : a monosaccharide that contains six carbon atoms per molecule
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