trisaccharide (redirected from Trisaccharides)

tri·sac·cha·ride  (tr-sk-rd, -rd)

n.

A carbohydrate that yields three monosaccharides upon hydrolysis.

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Noun

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trisaccharide - any of a variety of carbohydrates that yield three monosaccharide molecules on complete hydrolysis oligosaccharide - any of the carbohydrates that yield only a few monosaccharide molecules on complete hydrolysis raffinose - a trisaccharide that occurs in sugar beets and cotton seeds and certain cereals