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三糖 (さんとう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

三さん糖とう

Meanings

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noun

trisaccharide

chemistry

Technical term in chemistry for a carbohydrate composed of three monosaccharide units.

ラフィノースは三さん糖とうの一いっ種しゅです。
Raffinose is a type of trisaccharide.

Kanji

三three
糖sugar

Similar words

単たん糖とう
単糖 (monosaccharide) is a single sugar unit, while 三糖 is composed of three.
二に糖とう
二糖 (disaccharide) has two sugar units; 三糖 has three.

Etymology

Compound of 三 (three) and 糖 (sugar), following the pattern of 単糖 (monosaccharide) and 二糖 (disaccharide).