1.n. Mycose; -- so called because sometimes obtained from trehala.
Definition of Trehalose
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Trehalose
1. A disaccharide sugar (342 D) found widely in invertebrates, bacteria, algae, plants and fungi, formed by the dimerisation of glucose.
Yields glucose on acid hydrolysis.
(19 Jan 1998)