Akademik

idose
One of the aldohexoses, isomeric with galactose; l-i. is epimeric with d-glucose. See sugar.

* * *

idose 'īd-.ōs, 'id-also -.ōz n a sugar C6H12O6 epimeric with gulose and obtainable along with gulose by synthesis from xylose

* * *

(iґdōs) an aldohexose; structurally, L-idose is an epimer of D-glucose.

Medical dictionary. 2011.