English dictionary

maltose

/'m/O/lt/oU/s/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

a white crystalline sugar formed during the digestion of starches

noun.substance

Synonyms malt sugar

Source: WordNet 3.0
A crystalline sugar formed from starch by the action of diastase of malt, and the amylolytic ferment of saliva and pancreatic juice. It resembles dextrose, but rotates the plane of polarized light further to the right and possesses a lower cupric oxide reducing power.

noun

Source: webster1913