melitose
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of melitose
1860–65; < Greek melit-, stem of méli honey + -ose 2
Example Sentences
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From the leaves and young bark of E. mannifera and E. viminalis is procured Australian manna, a hard, opaque, sweet substance, containing melitose.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" by Various
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