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aldose vs monosaccharide

monosaccharide vs aldose

aldose and monosaccharide both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
aldose Yes No No No
monosaccharide Yes No No No
As nouns, monosaccharide is a hypernym of aldose; that is, monosaccharide is a word with a broader meaning than aldose:
  • aldose: a monosaccharide sugar that contains the aldehyde group or is hemiacetal
  • monosaccharide: a sugar (like sucrose or fructose) that does not hydrolyse to give other sugars; the simplest group of carbohydrates
Other hypernyms of aldose include monosaccharose, simple sugar.
aldose (noun) monosaccharide (noun)
a monosaccharide sugar that contains the aldehyde group or is hemiacetal a sugar (like sucrose or fructose) that does not hydrolyse to give other sugars; the simplest group of carbohydrates
Difference between aldose and monosaccharide

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