colitose

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noun

The deoxy sugar (2S,4S,5S)-2,4,5-trihydroxyhexanal, found in some bacteria

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Meanings

nouncolitose (plural colitoses)

plural colitoses

  1. biochemistryThe deoxy sugar (2S,4S,5S)-2,4,5-trihydroxyhexanal, found in some bacteria
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