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六碳糖

Mandarin · pinyin liù tàn táng

hexose (CH2O)6, monosaccharide with six carbon atoms, such as glucose 葡萄糖 pú tao táng

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六: liù · number six
碳: tàn · carbon (element 6, C)
糖: táng · sugar; candy; sweets

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4–4–2 · liu4 tan4 tang2

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(biochemistry) hexose

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