triose

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/ˈtɹaɪoʊs//-oʊz/

noun

A sugar or saccharide containing three carbon atoms. Trioses are the smallest monosaccharides. Dihydroxyacetone and L-/D-glyceraldehyde are the only trioses.

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Meanings

nountriose (plural trioses)

plural trioses

  1. biochemistryA sugar or saccharide containing three carbon atoms. Trioses are the smallest monosaccharides. Dihydroxyacetone and L-/D-glyceraldehyde are the only trioses.

Origin

From tri- + -ose.

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Translations

Catalan triosa
  • triosasugar containing three carbon atoms
Chinese Mandarin 丙糖
  • 丙糖 (bǐng táng)sugar containing three carbon atoms
Esperanto triozo
  • triozosugar containing three carbon atoms
French triose
  • triosesugar containing three carbon atoms
Italian trioso
  • triososugar containing three carbon atoms
Japanese トリオース
  • トリオース (toriōsu)sugar containing three carbon atoms
Spanish triosa
  • triosasugar containing three carbon atoms

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

toriessortiestoriesoriterestioTroise
Cite this entry
APA

triose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/triose

MLA

“triose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/triose. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “triose,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/triose.

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