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trehalose

Syllabification: (tre·ha·lose)
Pronunciation: /trəˈhäˌlōs/

Definition of trehalose

noun

Chemistry
  • a sugar of the disaccharide class produced by some fungi, yeasts, and similar organisms.

Origin:

mid 19th century: from trehala (from Turkish, denoting a sweet substance derived from insect cocoons) + -ose2

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