malt|ose

malt|ose
malt|ose «ML tohs», noun.
a white, crystalline sugar made by the action of various enzymes on starch; malt sugar. It is formed in the body during digestion. Maltose is used commercially in brewing and distilling alcoholic liquors. Formula: C12H22O11 H2O
[< French maltose < malt (< English malt) + -ose -ose2]

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  • maltose — malt•ose [[t]ˈmɔl toʊs[/t]] n. chem. a white, crystalline, water soluble sugar, C12H22O11∙H2O, formed by the action of diastase, esp. from malt, on starch: used chiefly as a nutrient or sweetener, and in culture media Also called malt′ sug ar. •… …   From formal English to slang

  • C12H22O11 — Maltose Malt ose (m[add]lt [=o]s ), n. [From {Malt}.] (Biochem.) A crystalline disaccharide ({C12H22O11}) formed from starch by the action of diastase of malt, and the amylolytic ferment of saliva and pancreatic juice; called also {maltobiose}… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • maltobiose — Maltose Malt ose (m[add]lt [=o]s ), n. [From {Malt}.] (Biochem.) A crystalline disaccharide ({C12H22O11}) formed from starch by the action of diastase of malt, and the amylolytic ferment of saliva and pancreatic juice; called also {maltobiose}… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Maltose — Malt ose (m[add]lt [=o]s ), n. [From {Malt}.] (Biochem.) A crystalline disaccharide ({C12H22O11}) formed from starch by the action of diastase of malt, and the amylolytic ferment of saliva and pancreatic juice; called also {maltobiose} and {malt… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • maltose — A disaccharide formed in the hydrolysis of starch and consisting of two d glucose residues bound by a 1,4 α glycoside link. SYN: malt sugar, maltobiose. * * * malt·ose mȯl .tōs, .tōz n a crystalline dextrorotatory fermentable disaccharide sugar… …   Medical dictionary

  • maltose — [ maltoz ] n. m. • 1860 d ab. n. f.; de malt et 1. ose ♦ Biochim. Diholoside obtenu par action de l amylase sur l amidon (sucre de malt). ● maltose nom masculin Diholoside C12H22O11, obtenu lors de l hydrolyse incomplète de l amidon. (Son… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

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