hexose
French, noun/ɛɡ.zoz/
hexose is spelled H-E-X-O-S-E (6 letters). Hexose is a French feminine noun meaning “hexose (sugar containing six carbon atoms)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Molécule de la famille des oses comportant six atomes de carbone”.
What does hexose mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininehexose (sugar containing six carbon atoms)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Molécule de la famille des oses comportant six atomes de carbone.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of hexose
- hexoses plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce hexose?
- /ɛɡ.zoz/
- \eɡ.zoz\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to hexose
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.