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any monosaccharide sugar containing three atoms of carbon per molecule

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  1. n. any monosaccharide sugar containing three atoms of carbon per molecule
  2. (a) A sugar derived from a trihydric alcohol. (b) A trisaccharide.
  3. n any monosaccharide sugar containing three atoms of carbon per molecule