Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

apiose

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: apiose
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A branched-chain sugar, 3-C-(hydroxymethyl)-D-glycerotetrose, that occurs in parsley and many other plants

Etymology

From Latin apium (“parsley”) + -ose.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: apium
Suffix: ose

Inflected Forms

apioses (plural)

Derived Forms

apioglucoside apiosyl

Questions

What does apiose mean?: A branched-chain sugar, 3-C-(hydroxymethyl)-D-glycerotetrose, that occurs in parsley and many other plants
Where does apiose come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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