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ketose /ke·tose/ (ke´tōs) a subgroup of the monosaccharides, being those having a nonterminal carbonyl (keto) group.
ketose [kē′tōs] Etymology: Gk, keton + glykys, sweet the chemical form of a monosaccharide in which the carbonyl group is a ketone. ketose [ke´tōs] one of the two main types of monosaccharide sugars; those that contain a ketone group, such as fructose.
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