different between glycerol vs glyceraldehyde

English

From glycerine +? -ol.

glycerol (countable and uncountable, plural glycerols)

(organic chemistry) 1,2,3-trihydroxy-propane or propan-1,2,3-triol; a trihydric alcohol
A syrupy sweet liquid obtained as a by-product in the manufacture of soap from animal or vegetable oils and fats; it is used as an antifreeze, a plasticizer, and a food sweetener and in the manufacture of dynamite, cosmetics etc.

glyceraldehyde (plural glyceraldehydes)

(biochemistry) The aldotriose 2,3-dihydroxypropanal formed by oxidation of glycerol

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