thre-

English

Alternative forms

• threo-

Etymology

From threose, formed by changing the letters from the earlier discovered isomer erythrose.

Prefix

thre-

1. Pertaining to general organic structures with adjacent chiral centers

Derived terms

• threitol
• threonate
• threonic acid
• threonin
• threonine
• threonyl
• threose

Anagrams

• Hert