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Answer for the clue "Any monosaccharide sugar containing four atoms of carbon per molecule ", 7 letters:
tetrose

Word definitions for tetrose in dictionaries

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Tetrose \Tet"rose\, n. [Tetra- + -ose.] (Chem.) A monosaccharide derived from a certain alcohol.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. any monosaccharide sugar containing four atoms of carbon per molecule

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
A tetrose is a monosaccharide with 4 carbon atoms. They have either an aldehyde functional group in position 1 ( aldotetroses ) or a ketone functional group in position 2 ( ketotetroses ). Fischer.svg | D-Erythrose Fischer.svg | D-Threose Fischer.svg | ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context carbohydrate English) A sugar or saccharide containing four carbon atoms.