trehalose

8.2

A sugar found in some plants, fungi, and insects used to sweeten or protect food and medicine

noun
/trɪˈheɪloʊs/

Specialized

: trehalosa

Trehalose is often used in food products as a natural trehalose sweetener.
trehalose is a sugar
use trehalose

Examples

Scientists use trehalose to preserve cells and tissues in medical research.
Local homelands figure functions and speak at the end, which helps slide-in mold during the first trehalose front; enough, well-sited light wells are popular to blast the field of high tea.

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Insects like ants and beetles store trehalose to provide energy during long foraging trips.

Synonyms

sugar

vstrehalose

732 1.0

A sweet white substance from plants used to sweeten food and drink

is a specific sweet compound used for preservation and protection in science and medicine

How Sweet

sucralose

Specialized

1 5.6

fructose

Specialized

49 4.1

sucrose

Specialized

12 3.2

trehalose

Specialized

8.2

maltose

Specialized

1 7.6

Surface Forms

trehalose singular

trehaloses plural

Morphology

trehalose = trehal + ose

A technical chemical name built from the combining form 'trehal-' (not a standalone English word) plus the sugar suffix '-ose', so knowing common English vocabulary would not let a learner infer the meaning.

Etymology

Trehalose has the familiar sugar ending -ose, which means 'sugar', just like in glucose and fructose. The first part, trehal-, comes from the old name given when it was first found in plants and fungi, so the whole word reminds you it is a natural sugar used to protect and preserve things.