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glyc·er·al·de·hyde | \ ˌgli-sə-ˈral-də-ˌhīd 
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\Definition of glyceraldehyde
: a sweet crystalline compound C3H6O3 that is formed as an intermediate in carbohydrate metabolism by the breakdown of sugars and that yields glycerol on reduction
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glyceraldehyde
nounglyc·er·al·de·hyde | \ ˌglis-ə-ˈral-də-ˌhīd \
\Medical Definition of glyceraldehyde
: a sweet crystalline compound C3H6O3 that is formed as an intermediate in carbohydrate metabolism by the breakdown of sugars and that yields glycerol on reduction
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The first known use of glyceraldehyde was in 1882
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