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threose

/ˈθɹiːəʊz/

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

Noun

threose (plural threoses)

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

Forms of threose

pluralthreoses

Origin of threose

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

Words formed from threose

Phrases with threose

Questions about threose

What does threose mean?
Threose means the aldotetrose (2S,3R)-2,3,4-trihydroxybutanal.
What part of speech is threose?
Threose is a noun.
How do you pronounce threose?
Threose is pronounced /ˈθɹiːəʊz/.
What is the plural of threose?
The plural of threose is threoses.

Words near threose in the dictionary

  1. threonucleic acid
  2. threonucleic acids
  3. threonyl
  4. threonylation
  5. threonyls
  6. threose
  7. threose nucleic acid
  8. threose nucleic acids
  9. threoses
  10. threpe
  11. threpes

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