trisaccharide

noun tri·sac·cha·ride \(ˌ)trī-ˈsa-kə-ˌrīd\

Definition of TRISACCHARIDE

: a sugar that yields on complete hydrolysis three monosaccharide molecules

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use: circa 1899

Medical Dictionary

noun tri·sac·cha·ride \(ˈ)trī-ˈsak-ə-ˌrīd\

: a sugar that yields on complete hydrolysis three monosaccharide molecules

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