trisaccharide

T1R1I1S1A1C3C3H4A1R1I1D2E1

noun

An oligosaccharide consisting of three monosaccharide units joined together

OriginEnglish saccharide ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← Latin saccharum →
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Meanings

nountrisaccharide (plural trisaccharides)

plural trisaccharides

  1. biochemistryAn oligosaccharide consisting of three monosaccharide units joined together

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*tréyes
  2. Proto-Indo-European*tri-
  3. Proto-Italic*tri-
  4. Latintri-
  5. Englishtri-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ḱorkeh₂
  7. Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćárkaraH
  8. Proto-Indo-Aryan*śárkaraH
  9. Sanskritशर्क॑रा (śárkarā)
  10. Palisakkharā
  11. Ancient Greekσάκχαρ (sákkhar)
  12. Latinsaccharon
  13. Latinsaccharum
  14. Englishsaccharo-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  16. Englishsaccharide
  17. Englishtrisaccharide

From tri- + saccharide.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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