Meanings
nounglycolaldehyde (countable and uncountable, plural glycolaldehydes)
plural glycolaldehydes
- countableuncountablechemistryThe hydroxyaldehyde HO-CH₂-CHO related to ethylene glycol; the only biose
Translations
Italian glicolale
- glicolaleTranslations
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APA
glycolaldehyde. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glycolaldehyde
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“glycolaldehyde.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glycolaldehyde. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “glycolaldehyde,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glycolaldehyde.
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