Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

triose

/ˈtɹaɪoʊs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: triose
IPA: /ˈtɹaɪoʊs/

6

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

From tri- + -ose.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: tri
Suffix: ose

Inflected Forms

trioses (plural)

Derived Forms

chitotriose glucotriose glycosaminotriose maltotriose triosephosphate triosephosphateisomerase

Phrases

triose phosphate

Questions

How do you pronounce triose?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɹaɪoʊs/.
What does triose mean?: A sugar or saccharide containing three carbon atoms. Trioses are the smallest monosaccharides. Dihydroxyacetone and L-/D-glyceraldehyde are the only trioses.
Where does triose come from?: From tri- + -ose.

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