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Any monosaccharide sugar containing four atoms of carbon per molecule
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tetrose
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Wikipedia
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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
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n. (context carbohydrate English) A sugar or saccharide containing four carbon atoms.
WordNet
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n. any monosaccharide sugar containing four atoms of carbon per molecule
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.