Originally Posted By: BranShea
but the others are not exactly right.


ahem.

thre·ose
Pronunciation: 'thrE-"Os
Function: noun
: a syrupy synthetic sugar C4H8O4 that is the epimer oferythrose and that occurs as two optical isomers

Threne (?), n. [L. threnus, Gr. . Cf. Drone.] Lamentation; threnody; a dirge. Shak.

The threns . . . of the prophet Jeremiah. Jer. Taylor.


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