Meanings
nounthreose (plural threoses)
plural threoses
- biochemistryThe aldotetrose (2S,3R)-2,3,4-trihydroxybutanal
Origin
From thre- + -ose, formed by changing the letters from the much earlier discovered isomer erythrose.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian треоза
- треоза (treoza)aldotetrose
Catalan treosa
- treosaaldotetrose
Spanish treosa
- treosaaldotetrose
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APA
threose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/threose
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“threose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/threose. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
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