trehalose

[ tree-huh-lohs, trih-hah-lohs ]
/ ˈtri həˌloʊs, trɪˈhɑ loʊs /

noun Chemistry.

a white, crystalline disaccharide, C12H22O11, occurring in yeast, certain fungi, etc., and used to identify certain bacteria.

Origin of trehalose

First recorded in 1860–65; trehal(a) + -ose2

Words nearby trehalose

treflé, trefoil, trefoil arch, trefoil knot, trehala, trehalose, treillage, treinta y tres, treitschke, trek, trelawney

Example sentences from the Web for trehalose

  • The quantity of trehalose in such plants reaches a maximum just before spore formation begins.

    The Chemistry of Plant Life |Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher

  • Trehalose appears to replace sucrose in those plants which contain no chlorophyll and do not elaborate starch.

    The Chemistry of Plant Life |Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher

  • Trehalose seems to serve as the reserve food for fungi in much the same way that sucrose does for higher plants.

    The Chemistry of Plant Life |Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher

British Dictionary definitions for trehalose

trehalose
/ (ˈtriːhəˌləʊs, -ˌləʊz) /

noun

a white crystalline disaccharide that occurs in yeast and certain fungi. Formula: C 12 H 22 O 11

Word Origin for trehalose

C19: from trehala