"triose" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: trioses [plural]
Etymology: tri- + -ose. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|tri|ose}} tri- + -ose Head templates: {{en-noun}} triose (plural trioses)
  1. (biochemistry) A sugar or saccharide containing three carbon atoms. Trioses are the smallest monosaccharides. Dihydroxyacetone and L-/D-glyceraldehyde are the only trioses. Wikipedia link: triose Categories (topical): Carbohydrates Hypernyms: monosaccharide Hyponyms (aldotriose): glyceraldehyde Hyponyms (ketotriose): dihydroxyacetone Derived forms: triose phosphate Translations (sugar containing three carbon atoms): triosa [feminine] (Catalan), 丙糖 (bǐng táng) (Chinese Mandarin), triozo (Esperanto), triose [masculine] (French), trioso [masculine] (Italian), トリオース (toriōsu) (Japanese), triosa [feminine] (Spanish)

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