GLYCERALDEHYDE

glyceraldehyde, glyceric aldehyde

(noun) a sweet crystalline aldehyde formed by the breakdown of sugars

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Noun

glyceraldehyde (plural glyceraldehydes)

(carbohydrate) The aldotriose 2,3-dihydroxypropanal formed by oxidation of glycerol

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15 March 2025

TRUNCATION

(noun) the replacement of an edge or solid angle (as in cutting a gemstone) by a plane (especially by a plane that is equally inclined to the adjacent faces)


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