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

Derived terms

• triose phosphate

 

Translations

sugar containing three carbon atoms

• Catalan: triosa f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 丙糖 (zh) (bǐng táng)

• Esperanto: triozo
• French: triose (fr) m
• Italian: trioso m
• Japanese: トリオース (toriōsu)
• Spanish: triosa f

Anagrams

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

French

Noun

triose m (plural trioses)

1. (biochemistry) triose

   Synonyms: glycéraldéhyde, glycérose