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glyceraldehyde

glyceraldehyde noun: the aldotriose 2,3-dihydroxypropanal formed by oxidation of glycerol.

Noun

glyceraldehyde (plural glyceraldehydes)

  1. The aldotriose 2,3-dihydroxypropanal formed by oxidation of glycerol

Forms of glyceraldehyde

pluralglyceraldehydes

Words formed from glyceraldehyde

Questions about glyceraldehyde

What does glyceraldehyde mean?
Glyceraldehyde means the aldotriose 2,3-dihydroxypropanal formed by oxidation of glycerol.
What part of speech is glyceraldehyde?
Glyceraldehyde is a noun.
What is the plural of glyceraldehyde?
The plural of glyceraldehyde is glyceraldehydes.

Words near glyceraldehyde in the dictionary

  1. glycemic indexes
  2. glycemic indices
  3. glyceollin
  4. glyceollins
  5. glyceral
  6. glyceraldehyde
  7. glyceraldehydes
  8. glycerate
  9. glycerates
  10. glyceria
  11. glycerias

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