verbascose
English edit
Etymology edit
Originally derived from Verbascum thapsus (common mullein)
Noun edit
verbascose (uncountable)
- (biochemistry) A pentasaccharide (galactose-galactose-galactose-glucose-fructose), found in many legumes, that is metabolized by intestinal flora
References edit
- “verbascose”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.