callose

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noun

A plant polysaccharide comprising glucose residues linked together through β-1,3-linkages, produced chiefly in response to wounding and infection.

Opposite
ecallose
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Meanings

nouncallose (countable and uncountable, plural calloses)

plural calloses

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryA plant polysaccharide comprising glucose residues linked together through β-1,3-linkages, produced chiefly in response to wounding and infection.
adjectivecallose (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyHaving calli

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
ecallose

Translations

Esperanto kalozo
  • kalozoa plant polysaccharide
Finnish kalloosi
  • kalloosia plant polysaccharide

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Alloces
Cite this entry
APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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

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