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TRIOSE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any monosaccharide sugar containing three atoms of carbon per molecule
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("triose" is a kind of...):
monosaccharide; monosaccharose; simple sugar (a sugar (like sucrose or fructose) that does not hydrolyse to give other sugars; the simplest group of carbohydrates)