TREHALOSE


Meaning of TREHALOSE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ tri-ˈhä-ˌlōs, -ˌlōz ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary trehala, a sweet substance constituting the pupal covering of a beetle + -ose (II)

Date: 1862

: a crystalline disaccharide C 12 H 22 O 11 that is found in various organisms (as fungi and insects), is about half as sweet as sucrose, and is sometimes used as a sweetner in commercially prepared foods

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