trisaccharide


tri·sac·cha·ride

noun \(ˌ)trī-ˈsa-kə-ˌrīd\

Definition of TRISACCHARIDE

: a sugar that yields on complete hydrolysis three monosaccharide molecules

Origin of TRISACCHARIDE

International Scientific Vocabulary
First Known Use: circa 1899

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