trisaccharide

English

Etymology

From tri- +‎ saccharide.

Noun

trisaccharide (plural trisaccharides)

1. (biochemistry) An oligosaccharide consisting of three monosaccharide units joined together

Hyponyms

• nigerotriose
• maltotriose
• melezitose
• maltotriulose
• raffinose
• kestose

Coordinate terms

• monosaccharide
• disaccharide
• tetrasaccharide
• oligosaccharide
• polysaccharide

Anagrams

• threaric acids