TRIOSE

Matching Terms:		triose phosphate isomerase, Triostium, Triostium perfoliatum
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] any monosaccharide sugar containing three atoms of carbon per molecule

	See Also:	monosaccharide, monosaccharose, simple sugar

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Tri"ose\, n. [Tri- + -ose.] (Chem.) (a) A sugar derived from a trihydric alcohol. (b) A trisaccharide.

Biology Dictionary

	Definition:	A simple sugar that has a three-carbon backbone.