: a sugar containing in its acyclic form one aldehyde group per molecule
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“Aldose.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aldose. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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aldose
noun
al·dose
ˈal-ˌdōs, -ˌdōz 
: a sugar containing one aldehyde group per molecule
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