biose

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noun

Any carbohydrate having two carbon atoms; in reality - glycolaldehyde

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disaccharide
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Meanings

nounbiose (plural bioses)

plural bioses

  1. biochemistryAny carbohydrate having two carbon atoms; in reality - glycolaldehyde
  2. biochemistrySynonym of disaccharide.

    Synonyms: disaccharide

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of disaccharide.

Similar
disaccharide

Origin

From bi- + -ose.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Boise
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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