1. a carbohydrate composed of three monosaccharide units linked together
Usage: biochemistry

Examples

• Raffinose is a common trisaccharide found in beans and other legumes.
• The trisaccharide was broken down into three simple sugars during digestion.
• Scientists studied the structure of the trisaccharide using advanced spectroscopy.
• This trisaccharide consists of glucose, fructose, and galactose units.
• The plant produces a trisaccharide as an energy storage compound.
• Enzymatic hydrolysis can split a trisaccharide into its component monosaccharides.