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dihydroxyacetone

noun

Meaning

  1. The compound CO(CH2OH)2 that has a number of industrial uses
  2. The only ketotriose

Etymology / origin

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Related words

hydroxyacetone(English)dihydroxyketone(English)acetylacetone(English)monohydroxyacetone(English)acetol(English)dihydroxyacetophenone(English)glyceroketone(English)acetonylacetone(English)

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data