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allose

/ˈæləʊz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
al-lose
IPA
/ˈæləʊz/
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An epimer of glucose found in some African shrubs

Uncountable

Etymology

From all + -ose. Chemist Emil Fischer is credited with the following mnemonic for the order of the configurations of the 8 aldohexoses (See Coordinate terms below.) about the chiral centers when ordered as 3-bit binary strings: All altruists gladly make gum in gallon tanks.

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Usage

Frequently Paired Words

altrose glucose mannose gulose idose galactose talose

Questions

How do you pronounce allose?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈæləʊz/.
What does allose mean?
An epimer of glucose found in some African shrubs
Where does allose come from?
From all + -ose. Chemist Emil Fischer is credited with the following mnemonic for the order of the configurations of the 8 aldohexoses (See Coordinate terms below.) about the chiral centers when ordered as 3-bit binary strings: All altruists gladly make gum in gallon tanks.

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