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Where does “triose” come from?

triose (English) comes from English -ose, from English glucose, from French glucose, from Ancient Greek γλεῦκος — sweet new wine, must; sweetness.

triose (English): A sugar or saccharide containing three carbon...

Definitions

  1. A sugar or saccharide containing three carbon...

Ancestry of “triose”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-osefull of, like; Used to form the names of sugars
2EnglishglucoseA simple monosaccharide with a molecular formula...
3Frenchglucoseglucose; first-person singular present indicative...
4Ancient Greekγλεῦκοςsweet new wine, must; sweetness

Words derived from “triose”

  • maltotriose
  • triosephosphate
  • chitotriosidase
  • aldotriose
  • ketotriose
  • chitotriose
  • isomaltotriose
  • glycosaminotriose
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