Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun ketose

1 sense of ketose

Sense 1
ketose -- (any monosaccharide sugar that contains a ketone group or its hemiacetal)
       => monosaccharide, monosaccharose, simple sugar -- (a sugar (like sucrose or fructose) that does not hydrolyse to give other sugars; the simplest group of carbohydrates)