melitose

[ mel-i-tohs ]

noun

, Biochemistry.

1. raffinose.

Word History and Origins

Origin of melitose¹

1860–65; < Greek melit-, stem of méli honey + -ose ²

Example Sentences

Many of the trees contain a hard substance, 'manna,' from which we get a kind of sugar called melitose.

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