tetrose

See also: tétrose

English

Etymology

tetra- (“four”) +‎ -ose (“sugar”)

Noun

tetrose (plural tetroses)

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

Hypernyms

monosaccharide

Hyponyms

ketotetrose

erythrulose

aldotetrose

Translations

sugar containing four carbon atoms

Esperanto: tetrozo
Finnish: tetroosi
French: tétrose (fr) m

Romanian: tetroză f
Spanish: tetrosa f

Anagrams

rosette

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