verbascose
English
editEtymology
editOriginally derived from Verbascum thapsus (common mullein)
Noun
editverbascose (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.