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  • noun obsolete ,(chemistry) any 1,2-ketoaldose, especially one derived by hydrolysis of an osazone

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  • There results, therefore, a dicarbonyl derivative ( 'osone'), which reacts directly with 2 mol. phenyl hydrazine in the cold to form an osazone.

    Researches on Cellulose 1895-1900 C. F. Cross

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