Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

threose

/ˈθɹiːəʊz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: thre-ose
IPA: /ˈθɹiːəʊz/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Prefix: thre
Suffix: ose

Inflected Forms

threoses (plural)

Derived Forms

threonucleic

Phrases

threose nucleic acid

Questions

How do you pronounce threose?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈθɹiːəʊz/.
What does threose mean?: The aldotetrose (2S,3R)-2,3,4-trihydroxybutanal
Where does threose come from?: From thre- + -ose, formed by changing the letters from the much earlier discovered isomer erythrose.

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