osone Chem.
(ˈəʊsəʊn)
[ad. G. oson (E. Fischer 1889, in Ber. d. Deut. Chem. Ges. XXII. 87), f. -ose -ose2 + -on -one.]
Any compound containing two adjacent carbonyl groups, obtained by hydrolysing an osazone.
| 1889 [see glucosone s.v. gluco-]. 1938 Prescott & Ridge Org. Chem. xx. 353 The osone, which may be isolated as the lead compound, is reduced with zinc dust and acetic acid to a ketose. 1957 J. W. Green in W. Pigman Carbohydrates vi. 334 The osones exist only as amorphous or sirupy materials. |