Glyceraldehyde Definition

glĭsə-răldə-hīd
noun
The simplest aldehyde sugar, C3H6O3, used as the standard reference for carbohydrate structure and produced in the body by the oxidation of sugars.
Webster's New World

(organic chemistry, biochemistry) The aldotriose 2,3-dihydroxypropanal formed by oxidation of glycerol.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
  • glyceric aldehyde

Other Word Forms of Glyceraldehyde

Noun

Singular:
glyceraldehyde
Plural:
glyceraldehydes

Origin of Glyceraldehyde

  • glycer(in) aldehyde

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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Words Starting With

GGLGLY

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Unscrambles

glyceraldehyde

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