triose

English

Etymology

tri- +‎ -ose.

Noun

triose (plural trioses)

(biochemistry) A sugar or saccharide containing three carbon atoms. Trioses are the smallest monosaccharides. Dihydroxyacetone and L-/D-glyceraldehyde are the only trioses.

Hypernyms

monosaccharide

Hyponyms

ketotriose

dihydroxyacetone

aldotriose

glyceraldehyde

Translations

sugar containing three carbon atoms

Esperanto: triozo
French: triose (fr) m

Italian: trioso m
Spanish: triosa f

Anagrams

Storie, Tories, restio, sortie, storie, tiroes, tories, œstri

French

Noun

triose m (plural trioses)

(biochemistry) triose

Synonyms

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