threonic acid

noun

thre·​on·​ic acid

thrēˈänik-

: a syrupy or crystalline trihydroxy acid HOCH₂(CHOH)₂COOH formed by oxidation of threose

Word History

Etymology

threonic International Scientific Vocabulary thre- + -onic

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