aldose
noun
aldose is spelled A-L-D-O-S-E: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, aldose means “Any of a class of monosaccharides having an aldehyde or hemiacetal functional group” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of aldose is aldoses.
How many letters and syllables are in aldose?
| Letters | 6: A-L-D-O-S-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 44 million words; the 204,233rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is aldose?
Aldose appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of aldose
- aldoses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does aldose mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of a class of monosaccharides having an aldehyde or hemiacetal functional group.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Aldose in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense any of a class of monosaccharides:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.