mə̇ˈlezəˌtōs also -ōz noun
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Etymology: French mélézitose, from mélèze larch (from Provençal meleze ) + mél itose melitose
: a nonreducing trisaccharide sugar C 18 H 32 O 16 .2H 2 O that is less sweet than sucrose, that is obtained especially from exudations of various trees (as the larch or Douglas fir) or from honey made from such exudations, and that on partial hydrolysis yields glucose and turanose