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Definition: MELITOSE

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. A variety of sugar isomeric with sucrose, extracted from cotton seeds and from the so-called Australian manna (a secretion of certain species of Eucalyptus).[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Melitose" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Melitose \Mel"i*tose`\, noun. [from Greek expression me`li honey.]. (references)

Definition: MELITOSE

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. A variety of sugar isomeric with sucrose, extracted from cotton seeds and from the so-called Australian manna (a secretion of certain species of Eucalyptus).[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "MELITOSE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Melitose \Mel"i*tose`\, noun. [from Greek expression me`li honey.]. (references)