triose

triose

English

Etymology

tri- +‎ -ose.

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.

Hypernyms

• monosaccharide

Hyponyms

• ketotriose

• dihydroxyacetone

• aldotriose

• glyceraldehyde

Translations

sugar containing three carbon atoms

Chinese: Mandarin: 丙糖 (zh) (bǐng táng) Esperanto: triozo

French: triose (fr) m Italian: trioso m Spanish: triosa f

Anagrams

• Storie, Tories, restio, sortie, storie, tiroes, tories, œstri

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French

Noun

triose m (plural trioses)

1. (biochemistry) triose

Synonyms

• glycéraldéhyde
• glycérose