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altrose

altrose noun: an aldohexose epimeric with mannose.

Noun

altrose (plural altroses)

  1. An aldohexose epimeric with mannose

Forms of altrose

pluralaltroses

Origin of altrose

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.

Questions about altrose

What does altrose mean?
Altrose means an aldohexose epimeric with mannose.
What part of speech is altrose?
Altrose is a noun.
What is the plural of altrose?
The plural of altrose is altroses.

Words near altrose in the dictionary

  1. altronates
  2. altronic acid
  3. altropyranose
  4. altropyranoside
  5. altropyranosides
  6. altrose
  7. altroses
  8. altruism
  9. altruisms
  10. altruist
  11. altruistic

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