apiose

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noun

A branched-chain sugar, 3-C-(hydroxymethyl)-D-glycerotetrose, that occurs in parsley and many other plants

OriginLatin apium →
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Meanings

nounapiose (plural apioses)

plural apioses

  1. biochemistryA branched-chain sugar, 3-C-(hydroxymethyl)-D-glycerotetrose, that occurs in parsley and many other plants

Origin

  1. Latinapium“parsley”
  2. Englishapiose

From Latin apium (“parsley”) + -ose.

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Translations

Portuguese apiose
  • apiosea branched-chain sugar that occurs in parsley and other plants

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

soapieapoise
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APA

apiose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apiose

MLA

“apiose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apiose. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “apiose,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apiose.

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