English Explanatory Dictionary

trisaccharide

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An oligosaccharide consisting of three monosaccharide units joined together

Word forms

trisaccharide trisaccharides

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Italic *trēs Latin trēsder. Latin tri-der. English tri- Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćárkaraH Proto-Indo-Aryan *śárkaraH Sanskrit शर्क॑रा (śárkarā) Pali sakkharābor. Ancient Greek σάκχᾰρον (sákkhăron)bor. Latin saccharon Latin saccharum English saccharo- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idusder. English -ide English saccharide English trisaccharide From tri- + saccharide.

Synonyms

trisaccharide
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