maltose

[ mawl-tohs ]

/ ˈmɔl toʊs /

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noun Chemistry.

a white, crystalline, water-soluble sugar, C12H22O11⋅H2O, formed by the action of diastase, especially from malt, on starch: used chiefly as a nutrient, as a sweetener, and in culture media.

Words related to maltose

Words nearby maltose

malthusian, malthusianism, malting, maltodextrin, maltol, maltose, maltreat, maltster, malty, maluku, malunion

Origin of maltose

First recorded in 1860–65; malt + -ose²

Also called malt sugar, mal·to·bi·ose

[mawl-toh-bahy-ohs] /ˌmɔl toʊˈbaɪ oʊs/.

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Examples from the Web for maltose

Of the higher sugars raffinose is fermented by juice from bottom yeast, but more slowly than cane sugar or maltose.
Alcoholic Fermentation|Arthur Harden
The enzyme of saliva converts starch not into glucose but into a more complex sugar to which is given the name of maltose.
Physiology|Ernest G. Martin
Maltose or malt sugar is formed from starch in germinating seeds.
Foods and Household Management|Helen Kinne
For the proper production of maltose and its assimilation a good venous blood, producing a maltose-forming ferment, is necessary.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II|Various

The same thing may be accomplished by substituting for a part of the milk sugar in the baby's food a similar quantity of maltose.
Health on the Farm|H. F. Harris

British Dictionary definitions for maltose

maltose

/ (ˈmɔːltəʊz) /

noun

a disaccharide of glucose formed by the enzymic hydrolysis of starch: used in bacteriological culture media and as a nutrient in infant feeding. Formula: C 12 H 22 O 11

Word Origin for maltose

C19: from malt + -ose ²

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Medicine definitions for maltose

maltose

[ môl′tōs′, -tōz′ ]

n.

A white crystalline sugar formed during the digestion of starch.

Science definitions for maltose

maltose

[ môl′tōs′ ]

A sugar made by the action of various enzymes on starch. It is formed in the body during digestion. Maltose is a disaccharide consisting of two linked glucose molecules. Chemical formula: C12H22O11.