thre-

prefix

Pertaining to general organic structures with adjacent chiral centers

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Meanings

prefix

alternative threo-

  1. Pertaining to general organic structures with adjacent chiral centers

Origin

From threose, formed by changing the letters from the earlier discovered isomer erythrose.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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