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

From the leaves and young bark of E. mannifera and E. viminalis is procured Australian manna, a hard, opaque, sweet substance, containing melitose.

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