glyceraldehyde

glyceraldehyde definition - medical

glyc·er·al·de·hyde (glĭsˌə-rălˈdə-hīdˌ)

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

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