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tetrose

tetrose

See also: tétrose

English

Noun

tetrose ‎(plural tetroses)

(biochemistry) A sugar or saccharide containing four carbon atoms.

Translations

sugar containing four carbon atoms

Esperanto: tetrozo
Finnish: tetroosi

French: tétrose (fr) m
Romanian: tetroză f
Spanish: tetrosa f

Hypernyms

monosaccharide

Hyponyms

ketotetrose

erythrulose

aldotetrose

Anagrams

rosette