trisaccharide

English Thesaurus

1. any of a variety of carbohydrates that yield three monosaccharide molecules on complete hydrolysis (noun.substance)

hypernym	:	oligosaccharide,
definition	:	any of the carbohydrates that yield only a few monosaccharide molecules on complete hydrolysis (noun.substance)

hyponym	:	raffinose,
definition	:	a trisaccharide that occurs in sugar beets and cotton seeds and certain cereals (noun.substance)