Threose

//ˈθɹiːəʊz// noun

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Noun

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

Etymology

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

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threose nucleic acid

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