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talose

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
talose
IPA
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The aldohexose 6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-2,3,4,5-tetrol that is the 2-epimer of galactose.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English tal(onic acid) Ancient Greek γλεῦκος (gleûkos)der. French glucose English glucosebf. English -ose English talose From tal(onic acid) + -ose.

Usage

Derived Forms

deoxytalose

Questions

What does talose mean?
The aldohexose 6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-2,3,4,5-tetrol that is the 2-epimer of galactose.
Where does talose come from?
Etymology tree English tal(onic acid) Ancient Greek γλεῦκος (gleûkos)der. French glucose English glucosebf. English -ose English talose From tal(onic acid) + -ose.

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