melitose Chem.
(ˈmɛlɪtəʊs)
[f. Gr. µελιτ-, µέλι honey + -ose.]
A kind of sugar obtained from the manna of Eucalyptus.
| 1861 Fownes' Chem. (ed. 8) 410 The Australian manna, which is the produce of Eucalyptus mannifera, according to recent researches of Berthelot, contains two different isomeric sugars, called melitose and eucalyne. |