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Meaning of TRIOSE

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  any monosaccharide sugar containing three atoms of carbon per molecule
 

TRIOSE is a 6 letter word that starts with T.

 

 See Also: monosaccharide, monosaccharose, simple sugar

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Tri"ose\, n. [Tri- + -ose.] (Chem.)
(a) A sugar derived from a trihydric alcohol.
(b) A trisaccharide.

 
Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: A simple sugar that has a three-carbon backbone.
 

 

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