Glyceraldehyde: A triose and the simplest optically active aldose; the dextrorotatory isomer is taken as the structural reference point for all d compounds, the levorotatory isomer for all l compounds. SYN: 2,3-dihydroxypropranal, glyceric aldehyde.
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Glyceraldehyde: aldose, the aldehyde form of the triose derived by oxidation of glycerol.
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