trisaccharide
9.4
A carbohydrate made of three simple sugars joined together
- noun
- /ˌtraɪˈsækəˌraɪd/
- Specialized
:
trisacárido
- In certain plants, a specific trisaccharide is responsible for energy storage.
Examples
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Many legumes contain a trisaccharide that may impact digestion for some people.
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So if you have O blood group, you would have exclusively this trisaccharide on your red blood cells.
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Researchers found that the trisaccharide can enhance flavor in developing fruits.
How Long
polysaccharide
2
7.0
- Specialized
2
7.0
oligosaccharide
- Specialized
trisaccharide
- Specialized
disaccharide
1
8.2
- Specialized
1
8.2
monosaccharide
1
6.8
- Specialized
1
6.8
Surface Forms
trisaccharide singular
trisaccharides plural
Morphology
trisaccharide = saccharide (semi-transparent) = tri + saccharide
Formally compositional (numeric prefix + chemical term) but the technical root 'saccharide' may be unfamiliar to general learners.
Etymology
Trisaccharide combines tri- ('three'), as in triangle, and saccharide ('sugar'), so the word literally names a carbohydrate made of three sugar units and that is why a trisaccharide can break into three simple sugars.