Mail·lard \mȧ-yȧr\ Louis Camille (1878–1936), French biochemist. Maillard first observed the reaction that now bears his name in 1912.
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Maillard reaction
noun Mail·lard reaction \mə-ˈlärd-, -ˈyär-\
Medical Definition of MAILLARD REACTION
: a nonenzymatic reaction between sugars and proteins that occurs upon heating and that produces browning of some foods (as meat and bread)
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