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Triose vs Trione - What's the difference?

triose | trione |

As nouns the difference between triose and trione

is that triose is (chemistry) a sugar or saccharide containing three carbon atoms trioses are the smallest monosaccharides dihydroxyacetone and l- / d-glyceraldehyde are the only trioses while trione is (organic chemistry) any ketone having three carbonyl groups.

triose

English

(wikipedia triose)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (chemistry) A sugar or saccharide containing three carbon atoms. Trioses are the smallest monosaccharides. Dihydroxyacetone and L- / D-glyceraldehyde are the only trioses.

    • Hypernyms

    * monosaccharide

    Hyponyms

    * ketotriose :* dihydroxyacetone * aldotriose :* glyceraldehyde

    Anagrams

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    trione

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) Any ketone having three carbonyl groups

    • Anagrams

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