| Pronunciation: | | 'moltows
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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[n] a white crystalline sugar formed during the digestion of starches |
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MALTOSE is a 7 letter word that starts with M. |
| | Synonyms: | | malt sugar |
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| | See Also: | | disaccharide |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Malt"ose`\, n. [From {Malt}.] (Physiol. Chem.)
A crystalline sugar formed from starch by the action of
distance 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.
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Literally, "malt sugar"; a disaccharide sugar made up of two linked glucose molecules. It results from the breakdown of starches and glycogen. |
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