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Definition of Glycolaldehyde
1. Noun. (organic compound) The hydroxyaldehyde HO-CH2-CHO related to ethylene glycol; the only biose ¹
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Medical Definition of Glycolaldehyde
1. HOCH2CHO;the simplest (2-carbon) sugar; the aerobic deamination product of ethanolamine. Synonym: biose, diose. Active glycoaldehyde, 2-(1,2-dihydroxyethyl)thiamin pyrophosphate;a derivative formed in carbohydrate metabolism. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Glycolaldehyde
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