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trihexose

trihexose noun: any trisaccharide derived from three hexose moieties.

Noun

trihexose (plural trihexoses)

  1. Any trisaccharide derived from three hexose moieties

Forms of trihexose

pluraltrihexoses

Origin of trihexose

From tri- + hexose.

Questions about trihexose

What does trihexose mean?
Trihexose means any trisaccharide derived from three hexose moieties.
What part of speech is trihexose?
Trihexose is a noun.
What is the plural of trihexose?
The plural of trihexose is trihexoses.

Words near trihexose in the dictionary

  1. triheteromeric
  2. triheteromers
  3. trihex
  4. trihexagonal
  5. trihexes
  6. trihexose
  7. trihexoses
  8. trihexosidase
  9. trihexosidases
  10. trihexoside
  11. trihexosides

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