'Trehalose' definitions:
Definition of 'Trehalose'
- Trehalose \Tre"ha*lose`\, n. (Chem.)
Mycose; -- so called because sometimes obtained from trehala.
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Definition of 'trehalose'
- Mycose \My"cose\ (m[imac]"k[=o]s), n. [Gr. my`khs a mushroom.]
(Chem.)
A variety of sugar, isomeric with sucrose and obtained from
certain lichens and fungi. Called also trehalose. [Written
also mykose.]
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