cellobiose

[ sel-oh-bahy-ohs ]

noun

1. a white, crystalline, water-soluble disaccharide, C 12 H 22 O 11 , that is obtained by the breakdown of cellulose or lichenin and yields glucose upon hydrolysis: used chiefly in bacteriology as a reagent.

cellobiose

/ ˌsɛləʊˈbaɪəʊz; ˈsɛləʊz /

noun

1. a disaccharide obtained by the hydrolysis of cellulose by cellulase. Formula: C 12 H 22 O 11

Word History and Origins

Origin of cellobiose¹

First recorded in 1900–05; cell(ulose) + -o- + bi- ² + -ose ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of cellobiose¹

C20: from cellulose + bi- ¹+ -ose ²

Example Sentences

Cellobiose is a disaccharide which results from the hydrolysis of cellulose.

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