GLYCERALDEHYDE


Meaning of GLYCERALDEHYDE in English

/glis'euh ral"deuh huyd'/ , n. Biochem.

a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 3 H 6 O 3 , that is an intermediate in carbohydrate metabolism and yields glycerol on reduction. Also called glyceric aldehyde .

[ 1880-85; GLYCER(IN) + ALDEHYDE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .