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Aldose vs Almose - What's the difference?

aldose | almose |

As nouns the difference between aldose and almose

is that aldose is (organic chemistry|carbohydrate) any of a class of monosaccharides having an aldehyde or hemiacetal functional group while almose is (obsolete) alms.

aldose

English

(wikipedia aldose)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (organic chemistry, carbohydrate) Any of a class of monosaccharides having an aldehyde or hemiacetal functional group.

    • See also

    * ketose

    almose

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) alms
    • (Sir John Cheke)
  • * 1557', Martin Bucer, ''A treatise how by the Worde of God, Christian mens '''Almose ought to be distributed
    • (Webster 1913)