Triose

//ˈtɹaɪoʊs// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A sugar or saccharide containing three carbon atoms. Trioses are the smallest monosaccharides. Dihydroxyacetone and L-/D-glyceraldehyde are the only trioses.
  2. 2
    any monosaccharide sugar containing three atoms of carbon per molecule wordnet

Etymology

From tri- + -ose.

Related phrases

triose phosphate

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