phosphoglyceraldehyde

noun

phos·​pho·​glyc·​er·​al·​de·​hyde ˌfäs-(ˌ)fō-ˌgli-sə-ˈral-də-ˌhīd 

: a phosphate of glyceraldehyde C₃H₅O₃(H₂PO₃) that is formed especially in anaerobic metabolism of carbohydrates by the splitting of a diphosphate of fructose

Word History

First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

phosphoglyceraldehyde

noun

phos·​pho·​glyc·​er·​al·​de·​hyde -ˌglis-ə-ˈral-də-ˌhīd 

: a phosphate of glyceraldehyde C₃H₅O₃(H₂PO₃) that is formed especially in anaerobic metabolism of carbohydrates by the splitting of a diphosphate of fructose