tetrose

T1E1T1R1O1S1E1

noun

A sugar or saccharide containing four carbon atoms.

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Meanings

nountetrose (plural tetroses)

plural tetroses

  1. biochemistryA sugar or saccharide containing four carbon atoms.

Origin

From tetr- (“four”) + -ose (“sugar”).

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Translations

Catalan tetrosa
  • tetrosasugar containing four carbon atoms
Esperanto tetrozo
  • tetrozosugar containing four carbon atoms
Finnish tetroosi
  • tetroosisugar containing four carbon atoms
French tétrose
  • tétrosesugar containing four carbon atoms
Japanese テトロース
  • テトロース (tetorōsu)sugar containing four carbon atoms
Romanian tetroză
  • tetrozăsugar containing four carbon atoms
Spanish tetrosa
  • tetrosasugar containing four carbon atoms

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

rosette
Cite this entry
APA

tetrose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetrose

MLA

“tetrose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetrose. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tetrose,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetrose.

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