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seminose

seminose noun: a carbohydrate of the glucose group found in the thickened endosperm of certain seeds, and extracted as yellow syrup; D-mannose.

Noun

seminose (uncountable)

  1. (dated) A carbohydrate of the glucose group found in the thickened endosperm of certain seeds, and extracted as yellow syrup; D-mannose.

Origin of seminose

Latin semen seed + glucose.

Questions about seminose

What does seminose mean?
Seminose means a carbohydrate of the glucose group found in the thickened endosperm of certain seeds, and extracted as yellow syrup; D-mannose.
What part of speech is seminose?
Seminose is a noun.

Words near seminose in the dictionary

  1. seminormalcy
  2. seminormality
  3. seminormalization
  4. seminormalizations
  5. seminorms
  6. seminose
  7. seminovel
  8. seminude
  9. seminudity
  10. seminule
  11. seminules

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