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trehalose definition

tre·ha·lose (trē′hə lōs′, tri häl′ōs′)

noun

a disaccharide extracted from yeast, mushrooms, and other fungi

Etymology: < ModL trehala, substance of cocoon of a certain beetle, the orig. source of the sugar (prob. < Pers tīghāl) + -ose

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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