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Alose vs Aldose - What's the difference?

alose | aldose |

As nouns the difference between alose and aldose

is that alose is a fish, the (alosa alosa ); the allice or allis while aldose is (organic chemistry|carbohydrate) any of a class of monosaccharides having an aldehyde or hemiacetal functional group.

alose

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A fish, the (Alosa alosa ); the allice or allis.
  • The ).
    • (Webster 1913) ----

    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