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erythrose

erythrose noun: the aldotetrose (2R,3R)-2,3,4-trihydroxybutanal.

Noun

erythrose (plural erythroses)

  1. the aldotetrose (2R,3R)-2,3,4-trihydroxybutanal

erythrose meaning in Tamil

erythrose in Tamil

எதிரத்துரோசு சாக்கரை

Forms of erythrose

pluralerythroses

Origin of erythrose

From erythro- + -ose, as the compound turns red under basic conditions.

Questions about erythrose

What does erythrose mean?
Erythrose means the aldotetrose (2R,3R)-2,3,4-trihydroxybutanal.
What is erythrose in Tamil?
Erythrose in Tamil is எதிரத்துரோசு சாக்கரை. See Erythrose meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is erythrose?
Erythrose is a noun.
What is the plural of erythrose?
The plural of erythrose is erythroses.

Words near erythrose in the dictionary

  1. erythroprosopalgia
  2. erythroprotein
  3. erythropsia
  4. erythroscope
  5. erythroscopes
  6. erythrose
  7. erythroses
  8. erythrosiderite
  9. erythrosin
  10. erythrosine
  11. erythrosines

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Adapted from Wiktionary: erythrose (page history and authors); erythrose (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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