triose

English

Etymology

From tri- +‎ -ose.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtɹaɪoʊs/, /-oʊz/

Noun

triose (plural trioses)

(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

storie, Storie, tiroes, sortie, tories, oister, œstri, Sortie, oestri, roesti, restio, Tories

French

Noun

triose m (plural trioses)

(biochemistry) triose
Synonyms: glycéraldéhyde, glycérose