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melezitose

melezitose noun: a non-reducing trisaccharide sugar produced by many insects that consume plant sap.

Noun

melezitose (uncountable)

  1. A non-reducing trisaccharide sugar produced by many insects that consume plant sap.
    • Melezitose can be partially hydrolyzed to glucose and turanose.

Forms of melezitose

alternative formmelicitose

Origin of melezitose

From French mélèze (“larch”) and melitose.

Questions about melezitose

What does melezitose mean?
Melezitose means a non-reducing trisaccharide sugar produced by many insects that consume plant sap.
What part of speech is melezitose?
Melezitose is a noun.

Words near melezitose in the dictionary

  1. Melete
  2. Meletian
  3. Meletians
  4. Meletius
  5. Meletus
  6. melezitose
  7. Melfi
  8. Melfis
  9. Melford
  10. Melfords
  11. Melgar

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