trehalose

[tree-huh-lohs, trih-hah-lohs]

noun Chemistry.

a white, crystalline disaccharide, C12H22O11, occurring in yeast, certain fungi, etc., and used to identify certain bacteria.

Origin of trehalose

First recorded in 1860–65; trehal(a) + -ose²

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Examples from the Web for trehalose

Historical Examples

Trehalose appears to replace sucrose in those plants which contain no chlorophyll and do not elaborate starch.
The Chemistry of Plant Life
Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher
The quantity of trehalose in such plants reaches a maximum just before spore formation begins.
The Chemistry of Plant Life
Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher
Trehalose seems to serve as the reserve food for fungi in much the same way that sucrose does for higher plants.
The Chemistry of Plant Life
Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher

British Dictionary definitions for trehalose

trehalose

noun

a white crystalline disaccharide that occurs in yeast and certain fungi. Formula: C 12 H 22 O 11

Word Origin

C19: from trehala

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Examples from the Web for trehalose

Historical Examples

Trehalose appears to replace sucrose in those plants which contain no chlorophyll and do not elaborate starch.

The quantity of trehalose in such plants reaches a maximum just before spore formation begins.

Trehalose seems to serve as the reserve food for fungi in much the same way that sucrose does for higher plants.

trehalose

Word Origin

Origin of trehalose