biose
/ˈbʌɪəʊz/ /ˈbʌɪəʊs/Chemistry
noun
1= disaccharide.
2A sugar with only two carbon atoms in its molecule.
- The only such compound known is glycolaldehyde or 2-hydroxyethanal (C2H4O2)..
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Journal of the American Chemical Society. From bi- + -ose; in sense 1 after French biose.