Trehalose

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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 [gcide]:

  Trehalose \Tre"ha*lose`\, n. (Chem.)
     Mycose; -- so called because sometimes obtained from trehala.
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