glyceraldehyde

(glis′ər al′də hīd′)

noun

the simplest aldehyde sugar, CHO, used as the standard reference for carbohydrate structure and produced in the body by the oxidation of sugars

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noun

A sweet colorless crystalline solid, C₃H₆O₃, that is an intermediate compound in carbohydrate metabolism.

Origin:

Origin: glycer(in)

Origin: + aldehyde

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