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melicitose

melicitose is the alternative form of melezitose.

Meaning of melezitose

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.

Questions about melicitose

What is melicitose the alternative form of?
Melicitose is the alternative form of melezitose.

Words near melicitose in the dictionary

  1. meliceric
  2. melicerous
  3. melicgrass
  4. Melichar
  5. Melichars
  6. melicitose
  7. melick
  8. melicks
  9. melicopicine
  10. melicotoon
  11. melicotoons

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