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allose

  • /ˈæləʊz/

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From all + -ose.

Chemist Emil Fischer is credited with the following mnemonic for the order of the configurations of the 8 aldohexoses (See Coordinate terms below.) about the chiral centers when ordered as 3-bit binary strings: All altruists gladly make gum in gallon tanks.

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  1. uncountable An epimer of glucose found in some African shrubs

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noun epimer of glucose

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@misc{allose_2026,
  title = {allose},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/allose},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}