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maltose
CIDE DICTIONARY
maltose, n. [From Malt.].
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 sugar . Chemically it is 4-O-. It rotates the plane of polarized light further to the right than does dextrose and possesses a lower cupric oxide reducing power. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
maltose, n. Chem. a sugar produced by the hydrolysis of starch under the action of the enzymes in malt, saliva, etc.
Etymology
F (as MALT)
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