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trisaccharide
[ trahy-sak-uh-rahyd, -er-id ]
noun
, Chemistry.
- a carbohydrate composed of three monosaccharide units, and hydrolyzable to a monosaccharide or a mixture of monosaccharides.
trisaccharide
/ traɪˈsækəˌraɪd /
noun
- an oligosaccharide whose molecules have three linked monosaccharide molecules
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Word History and Origins
Origin of trisaccharide1
First recorded in 1895–1900; tri- + saccharide
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Example Sentences
One trisaccharide of the reducing sugar type, namely rhamnose, exists in plants as a constituent of the glucoside xanthorhamnin.
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