Triose

Origin

- + ose + -.

Full definition of triose

Noun

1. (chemistry) 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

Anagrams

• sortie, storie, Tories, tories