sheh-slor-tukh

hexose

Pronunciation

ʃɛ̆sloɾtux

Sound out sheh-slor-tukh letter by letter:

• shʃsh as in 'shoe'
• ehɛ̆e as in 'bet', clipped short
• sss as in 'sun'
• lll as in 'love'
• ooo as in 'go'
• rɾlightly tapped r, as in Spanish 'pero'
• ttt as in 'stop' (no puff of air)
• uuoo as in 'food'
• khxharsh h, as in Scottish 'loch' or German 'Bach'

any of various simple sugars, such as glucose and fructose, that have six carbon atoms per molecule