cellobiose

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noun

A disaccharide, found mainly as a repeat unit in cellulose, in which two glucose units are joined with a 1, 4-β linkage

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Meanings

nouncellobiose (countable and uncountable, plural cellobioses)

plural cellobioses

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryA disaccharide, found mainly as a repeat unit in cellulose, in which two glucose units are joined with a 1, 4-β linkage

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
cellose

Origin

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Translations

Catalan cel·lobiosa
  • cel·lobiosadisaccharide found as a repeat unit in cellulose
Italian cellobiosio
  • cellobiosiodisaccharide found as a repeat unit in cellulose
Spanish celobiosa
  • celobiosadisaccharide found as a repeat unit in cellulose
Swedish cellobios
  • cellobiosdisaccharide found as a repeat unit in cellulose
Cite this entry
APA

cellobiose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cellobiose

MLA

“cellobiose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cellobiose. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cellobiose,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cellobiose.

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