'Trehalose' definitions:

Definition of 'Trehalose'

From: GCIDE
  • Trehalose \Tre"ha*lose`\, n. (Chem.) Mycose; -- so called because sometimes obtained from trehala. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'trehalose'

From: GCIDE
  • 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.] [1913 Webster]