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erythrose

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ery-throse
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

the aldotetrose (2R,3R)-2,3,4-trihydroxybutanal

Etymology

From erythro- + -ose, as the compound turns red under basic conditions.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

erythroses (plural)

Questions

What does erythrose mean?
the aldotetrose (2R,3R)-2,3,4-trihydroxybutanal
Where does erythrose come from?
From erythro- + -ose, as the compound turns red under basic conditions.

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