trehalose

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Mycose \My"cose\ (m[imac]"k[=o]s), n. [Gr. my`khs a mushroom.]
   (Chem.)
   A variety of sugar, isomeric with sucrose and obtained from
   certain lichens and fungi. Called also {trehalose}. [Written
   also {mykose}.]
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Trehalose \Tre"ha*lose`\, n. (Chem.)
   Mycose; -- so called because sometimes obtained from trehala.
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