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trisaccharide

trisaccharide noun: an oligosaccharide consisting of three monosaccharide units joined together.

Noun

trisaccharide (plural trisaccharides)

  1. An oligosaccharide consisting of three monosaccharide units joined together

Forms of trisaccharide

pluraltrisaccharides

Origin of trisaccharide

From tri- + saccharide.

Words formed from trisaccharide

Questions about trisaccharide

What does trisaccharide mean?
Trisaccharide means an oligosaccharide consisting of three monosaccharide units joined together.
What part of speech is trisaccharide?
Trisaccharide is a noun.
What is the plural of trisaccharide?
The plural of trisaccharide is trisaccharides.

Words near trisaccharide in the dictionary

  1. tris
  2. tris legomena
  3. tris legomenon
  4. tris-
  5. trisaccate
  6. trisaccharide
  7. trisaccharides
  8. Trisagia
  9. trisagion
  10. Trisagions
  11. trisail

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