melezitose

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A non-reducing trisaccharide sugar produced by many insects that consume plant sap.

Word forms

melezitose melicitose

Etymology

From French mélèze (“larch”) and melitose.

Related words

melezitase
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