melezitose Chem.
(mɪˈlɛzɪtəʊs)
[f. F. mélèze larch, after melitose.]
A sugar, isomeric with cane-sugar, discovered by Bonastre in larch-manna.
| 1862 Miller Elem. Chem. (ed.2) III. 96. 1876 tr. Schutzenberger's Ferment. 33 Melezitose, melitose, and lactine. |