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trehaloses

trehaloses is the plural of trehalose.

Meaning of trehalose

Noun

trehalose (countable and uncountable, plural trehaloses)

  1. A disaccharide formed from two glucose units; it is an isomer of maltose.
    • The most important of these is the common sugar furnished by the sugar cane, hence termed cane sugar, related to which are some others of small importance, viz., trehalose, melezitose, and melitose, represented by the general formula (C₁₂H₂₂O₁₁,xH₂O).1862, William Allen Miller, Elements of Chemistry: Theoretical and Practical, volume 3
    Synonyms:
    mycose, mycosin

Questions about trehaloses

What is trehaloses the plural of?
Trehaloses is the plural of trehalose.

Words near trehaloses in the dictionary

  1. trehalolipid
  2. trehalolipids
  3. trehalose
  4. trehalosemia
  5. trehalosemic
  6. trehaloses
  7. trehalosyl
  8. trehantiri
  9. trehantiria
  10. trehantiris
  11. Treharris

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