glycolaldehyde


gly·col·al·de·hyde

(glī'kol-al'dĕ-hīd), HOCH2CHO; the simplest (2-carbon) sugar; the aerobic deamination product of ethanolamine. Synonym(s): diose

gly·col·al·de·hyde

(glī'kol-al'dĕ-hīd) The simplest two-carbon sugar; the aerobic deamination product of ethanolamine.