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trisaccharide

[ trahy-sak-uh-rahyd, -er-id ]

noun

, Chemistry.
  1. a carbohydrate composed of three monosaccharide units, and hydrolyzable to a monosaccharide or a mixture of monosaccharides.

trisaccharide

/ traɪˈsækəˌraɪd /

noun

  1. an oligosaccharide whose molecules have three linked monosaccharide molecules

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Word History and Origins

Origin of trisaccharide1

First recorded in 1895–1900; tri- + saccharide

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Example Sentences

One trisaccharide of the reducing sugar type, namely rhamnose, exists in plants as a constituent of the glucoside xanthorhamnin.

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