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L-glyceraldehyde

American

[el-glis-uh-ral-duh-hahyd] / ˈɛl glɪs əˈræl dəˌhaɪd /

noun

Biochemistry.

the levorotatory optical isomer of glyceraldehyde.

Etymology

Origin of L-glyceraldehyde

First recorded in 1940–45; l- ( def. ) + glyceraldehyde ( def. )

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