melibiose
/ˌmɛlɪˈbʌɪəʊs/ /ˌmɛlɪˈbʌɪəʊz/Chemistry
noun
A disaccharide crystalline sugar, C12H22O11, consisting of one glucose and one galactose unit, and obtainable by partial hydrolysis of raffinose.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Journal of the Chemical Society. From German Melibiose from meli- (in melitose) + -biose, combining form indicating a disaccharide.