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GLYCERIC ALDEHYDE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does glyceric aldehyde mean?
• GLYCERIC ALDEHYDE (noun)
The noun GLYCERIC ALDEHYDE has 1 sense:
1. a sweet crystalline aldehyde formed by the breakdown of sugars
Familiarity information: GLYCERIC ALDEHYDE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A sweet crystalline aldehyde formed by the breakdown of sugars
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
glyceraldehyde; glyceric aldehyde
Hypernyms ("glyceric aldehyde" is a kind of...):
aldehyde (any of a class of highly reactive chemical compounds; used in making resins and dyes and organic acids)
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