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Where does “talose” come from?

talose (English) comes from English -ose, from English glucose, from French glucose, from Ancient Greek γλεῦκος — sweet new wine, must; sweetness.

talose (English): The aldohexose "6-oxane-2,3,4,5-tetrol" that is...

Definitions

  1. The aldohexose "6-oxane-2,3,4,5-tetrol" that is...

Ancestry of “talose”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-osefull of, like; Used to form the names of sugars
2EnglishglucoseA simple monosaccharide with a molecular formula...
3Frenchglucoseglucose; first-person singular present indicative...
4Ancient Greekγλεῦκοςsweet new wine, must; sweetness
Every word from Ancient Greek γλεῦκος →