Glycolaldehyde
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Glycolaldehyde is a noun meaning (organic chemistry) The hydroxyaldehyde HO-CH₂-CHO related to ethylene glycol; the only biose.
Meaning
(organic chemistry) The hydroxyaldehyde HO-CH₂-CHO related to ethylene glycol; the only biose.
Word Forms
- glycolaldehydes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include glycoaldehyde, glyceral, glycolyl, glycol, hydroxyaldehyde, glyceraldehyde.
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