maltose

[ mawl-tohs ]

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nounChemistry.

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.

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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How to use maltose in a sentence

Other common dissacharides are lactose from milk and maltose, which comes grains.
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This organism is unable to ferment milk directly, but is able to decompose maltose and glucose with gas production.
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Upon hydrolysis starch gives first a mixture of dextrin and maltose, then glucose alone as an end-product.
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Herter claims that sucrose and glucose are much more so than lactose, maltose, or starch.
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The amylopsin likewise in the pancreatic secretion acts upon the starch and dextrin, changing them to maltose.
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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

Origin of maltose

C19: from malt + -ose ²

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Scientific 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.

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