melezitose

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noun

A non-reducing trisaccharide sugar produced by many insects that consume plant sap.

“Melezitose can be partially hydrolyzed to glucose and turanose.”

OriginFrench mélèze →
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Meanings

nounmelezitose (uncountable)

alternative melicitose

  1. uncountablechemistryA non-reducing trisaccharide sugar produced by many insects that consume plant sap.

    Melezitose can be partially hydrolyzed to glucose and turanose.

Origin

  1. Frenchmélèze“larch”
  2. Englishmelezitose

From French mélèze (“larch”) and melitose.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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