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• Aldiss

  noun Brian W(ilson). born 1925, British novelist, best known for his science fiction. His works include Non-Stop (1958), Enemies of the System (1978), The Helliconia Trilogy (1983–86), Forgotten Life (1988), and The Detached Retina (1995)

• Aldohexose

  any of several in which one carbon atom is part of an structure. noun any aldose containing six carbon atoms, such as glucose or mannose

• Aldol

  Also called acetaldol. a colorless, syrupy, water-soluble liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , formed by the condensation of acetaldehyde: used chiefly in the manufacture of rubber vulcanizers and accelerators, and in perfumery. any of a class of compounds containing both an alcohol and an functional group, formed by a condensation reaction between aldehyde […]

• Aldolase

  any of a group of enzymes catalyzing reversible aldol condensations. aldolase al·dol·ase (āl’də-lās’, lāz’) n. An enzyme present in certain living tissues, including skeletal and heart muscle tissues, that catalyzes the breakdown of a fructose ester into triose sugars.

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