English Explanatory Dictionary

threose

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The aldotetrose (2S,3R)-2,3,4-trihydroxybutanal

Pronunciation

/ˈθɹiːəʊz/

Word forms

threose threoses

Etymology

From thre- + -ose, formed by changing the letters from the much earlier discovered isomer erythrose.

Derived words

threose nucleic acid
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