desiccomeEtymologyFrom desiccation + -ome.nounThe set of genes, proteins and metabolites involved in an organism's ability to tolerate desiccation.“One of the critical components of the desiccome are non-reducing disaccharides found to accumulate during desiccation, such as trehalose (in bacteria, fungi, some resurrection plants and metazoans) and sucrose (in most plants, pollen and seeds) [14 –16 ].”