inactose

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noun

An optically inactive variety of sugar, found in certain plants.

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Meanings

nouninactose (uncountable)
  1. archaicuncountablechemistryAn optically inactive variety of sugar, found in certain plants.

Origin

From inactive + -ose.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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