This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
trehalose
[ tree-huh-lohs, trih-hah-lohs ]
/ ˈtri həˌloʊs, trɪˈhɑ loʊs /
Save This Word!
This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
noun Chemistry.
a white, crystalline disaccharide, C12H22O11, occurring in yeast, certain fungi, etc., and used to identify certain bacteria.
QUIZ
QUIZ YOURSELF ON AFFECT VS. EFFECT!
In effect, this quiz will prove whether or not you have the skills to know the difference between “affect” and “effect.”
Question 1 of 7
The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.
Meet Grammar CoachImprove Your Writing
Words nearby trehalose
treflé, trefoil, trefoil arch, trefoil knot, trehala, trehalose, treillage, Treinta y Tres, Treitschke, trek, Trelawney
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2022
How to use trehalose in a sentence
Trehalose appears to replace sucrose in those plants which contain no chlorophyll and do not elaborate starch.
The Chemistry of Plant Life|Roscoe Wilfred ThatcherThe quantity of trehalose in such plants reaches a maximum just before spore formation begins.
The Chemistry of Plant Life|Roscoe Wilfred ThatcherTrehalose 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
/ (ˈtriːhəˌləʊs, -ˌləʊz) /
noun
a white crystalline disaccharide that occurs in yeast and certain fungi. Formula: C 12 H 22 O 11
Word Origin for trehalose
C19: from trehala
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012