maltose

noun malt·ose \ˈmȯl-ˌtōs, -ˌtōz\

Definition of MALTOSE

: a crystalline dextrorotatory fermentable sugar C₁₂H₂₂O₁₁ formed especially from starch by amylase

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Origin of MALTOSE

French, from English ¹malt

First Known Use: 1862

Rhymes with MALTOSE

arkose, Carlos, cosmos, crustose, cymose, dextrose, engross, erose, fructose, globose, glucose, jocose, lactose, mannose, morose, mythos, nodose, pappose, pentose, pilose, plumose, ramose, rhamnose, ribose, rugose, schistose, setose, spinose, strigose, sucrose, Sukkoth, triose, up close, vadose, verbose, viscose

Medical Dictionary

maltose

noun malt·ose \ˈmȯl-ˌtōs, -ˌtōz\

Medical Definition of MALTOSE

: a crystalline dextrorotatory fermentable disaccharide sugar C₁₂H₂₂O₁₁ formed especially from starch by amylase (as in saliva and malt), as an intermediate reducing product in metabolism, and in brewing and distilling and used chiefly in foods and in biological culture media