-ˌlōs noun
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Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary trehala + -ose
: a crystalline nonreducing disaccharide sugar C 12 H 22 O 11 that yields only glucose on hydrolysis and that is obtained from trehala, ergot of rye, and many fungi in which it is stored instead of starch; α- d -glucosyl α- d -glucoside