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apiose

apiose noun: a branched-chain sugar, 3-C-(hydroxymethyl)-D-glycerotetrose, that occurs in parsley and many other plants.

Noun

apiose (plural apioses)

  1. A branched-chain sugar, 3-C-(hydroxymethyl)-D-glycerotetrose, that occurs in parsley and many other plants

Forms of apiose

pluralapioses

Origin of apiose

From Latin apium (“parsley”) + -ose.

Words formed from apiose

Questions about apiose

What does apiose mean?
Apiose means a branched-chain sugar, 3-C-(hydroxymethyl)-D-glycerotetrose, that occurs in parsley and many other plants.
What part of speech is apiose?
Apiose is a noun.
What is the plural of apiose?
The plural of apiose is apioses.

Words near apiose in the dictionary

  1. apiology
  2. apiols
  3. apiomerine
  4. apionid
  5. apionids
  6. apiose
  7. apioses
  8. apioside
  9. apiosides
  10. apiosyl
  11. apiosylate

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