digitoxose
/dɪdɪˈtɒksəʊs/Definitions
1. noun
A trisaccharide consisting of glucose and two molecules of digitoxose.
“The researcher studied the properties of digitoxose in plant extracts.”
2. chemistry
A rare sugar found in the leaves of Digitalis purpurea and other plants of the foxglove family.
“The chemist isolated digitoxose from the plant extract and analyzed its molecular structure.”