'Tetrose' definitions:

Definition of 'tetrose'

(from WordNet)
noun
Any monosaccharide sugar containing four atoms of carbon per molecule

Definition of 'Tetrose'

From: GCIDE
  • Tetrose \Tet"rose\, n. [Tetra- + -ose.] (Chem.) A monosaccharide derived from a certain alcohol. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]