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trisaccharide

[ trahy-sak-uh-rahyd, -er-id ]

noun

, Chemistry.
  1. a carbohydrate composed of three monosaccharide units, and hydrolyzable to a monosaccharide or a mixture of monosaccharides.


trisaccharide

/ traɪˈsækəˌraɪd /

noun

  1. an oligosaccharide whose molecules have three linked monosaccharide molecules
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of trisaccharide1

First recorded in 1895–1900; tri- + saccharide
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Example Sentences

It is also one of the constituents of raffinose, a trisaccharide sugar found in plants, and occurs as "galactans" in many gums and sea-weeds.

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