A rare chemical compound or biological sugar containing two units; sometimes used in biochemistry for specific carbohydrate structures.
From bio- (life, biological) + -ose (suffix for sugars), following chemical nomenclature. This technical term appears in specialized biochemistry literature.
Biochemists love using the -ose suffix for sugars—glucose, fructose, lactose—and biose follows this pattern, representing the building blocks that cells use to store and use energy!
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