primeverose

noun

pri·​me·​verose

-ˌrōs

plural -s

: a crystalline disaccharide C₁₁H₂₀O₁₀ obtained by hydrolysis of primeverin, primulaverin, and other glycosides that yields glucose and xylose on hydrolysis

Word History

Etymology

primeverin + -ose

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