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trisaccharide
[ trahy-sak-uh-rahyd, -er-id ]
noun
Chemistry.
- a carbohydrate composed of three monosaccharide units, and hydrolyzable to a monosaccharide or a mixture of monosaccharides.
trisaccharide
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noun
- an oligosaccharide whose molecules have three linked monosaccharide molecules
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of trisaccharide1
First recorded in 1895–1900; tri- + saccharide
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It is also one of the constituents of raffinose, a trisaccharide sugar found in plants, and occurs as "galactans" in many gums and sea-weeds.
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