An obsolescent and non-recommended term for 1,2-ketoaldoses, usually derived by hydrolysis of osazones.
Sources:
PAC, 1995, 67, 1307. 'Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)' on page 1354 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199567081307)
White Book, 2nd ed., p. 132 (https://iupac.qmul.ac.uk/bibliog/white.html)