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Diose vs Idose - What's the difference?

diose | idose |

As nouns the difference between diose and idose

is that diose is a monosaccharide containing two carbon atoms while idose is the aldohexose 6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-2,3,4,5-tetrol

diose

English

(wikipedia diose)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A monosaccharide containing two carbon atoms.

    • idose

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia idose) (en noun)
  • (carbohydrate) The aldohexose 6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-2,3,4,5-tetrol

    • Derived terms

    * iduronic acid