Explore Triose through 2 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like monosaccharide. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Triose in a sentence
Triose meaning
A sugar or saccharide containing three carbon atoms. Trioses are the smallest monosaccharides. Dihydroxyacetone and L-/D-glyceraldehyde are the only trioses.
Synonyms of Triose
Using Triose
- The main meaning on this page is: A sugar or saccharide containing three carbon atoms. Trioses are the smallest monosaccharides. Dihydroxyacetone and L-/D-glyceraldehyde are the only trioses.
- Useful related words include: monosaccharide, monosaccharose, simple sugar.
- In the example corpus, triose often appears in combinations such as: triose phosphate.
Context around Triose
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Triose
- In this selection, "triose" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 28.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, two, enzyme, sugars and phosphate stand out and add context to how "triose" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include the enzyme triose phosphate isomerase and to two triose sugars in. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "triose" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with triose
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Since glucose leads to two triose sugars in the preparatory phase, each reaction in the pay-off phase occurs twice per glucose molecule. (23 words)
That compound is converted to dihydroxyacetone phosphate by the enzyme triose phosphate isomerase, which is a catalytically perfect enzyme; its rate is so fast that the reaction can be assumed to be in equilibrium. (34 words)
That compound is converted to dihydroxyacetone phosphate by the enzyme triose phosphate isomerase, which is a catalytically perfect enzyme; its rate is so fast that the reaction can be assumed to be in equilibrium. (34 words)
Since glucose leads to two triose sugars in the preparatory phase, each reaction in the pay-off phase occurs twice per glucose molecule. (23 words)
Example sentences (2)
Since glucose leads to two triose sugars in the preparatory phase, each reaction in the pay-off phase occurs twice per glucose molecule.
That compound is converted to dihydroxyacetone phosphate by the enzyme triose phosphate isomerase, which is a catalytically perfect enzyme; its rate is so fast that the reaction can be assumed to be in equilibrium.
Common combinations with triose
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: