English Explanatory Dictionary

altrose

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An aldohexose epimeric with mannose

Word forms

altrose altroses

Etymology

altr, from altruists + -ose Chemist Emil Fischer is credited with the following mnemonic for the order of the configurations of the 8 aldohexoses (See Coordinate terms below.) about the chiral centers when ordered as 3-bit binary strings: All altruists gladly make gum in gallon tanks.

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