Definition of maltose in English:

maltose

noun ˈmɒltəʊsˈmɒltəʊzˈmɔːltəʊzˈmɔːltəʊs

mass nounChemistry

A sugar produced by the breakdown of starch, e.g. by enzymes found in malt and saliva. It is a disaccharide consisting of two linked glucose units.
Example sentencesExamples
- When you eat or drink a food source of maltose, the maltose is split into two glucose units so they can be absorbed.
- But up to two thirds of it can be replaced by other sugars, including maltose and sucrose.
- Systems for sensing specific sugars, such as galactose or maltose, or specific amino acids, such as histidine or proline, also are present.
- Several physiologically important disaccharides are sucrose, lactose and maltose.
- It turns out that, in the mixture of flour and yeast, there are enzymes that turn the starch in the flour into maltose, another sugar.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from malt + -ose².

Definition of maltose in US English:

maltose

noun

Chemistry

A sugar produced by the breakdown of starch, e.g. by enzymes found in malt and saliva. It is a disaccharide consisting of two linked glucose units.
Example sentencesExamples
- Systems for sensing specific sugars, such as galactose or maltose, or specific amino acids, such as histidine or proline, also are present.
- Several physiologically important disaccharides are sucrose, lactose and maltose.
- When you eat or drink a food source of maltose, the maltose is split into two glucose units so they can be absorbed.
- It turns out that, in the mixture of flour and yeast, there are enzymes that turn the starch in the flour into maltose, another sugar.
- But up to two thirds of it can be replaced by other sugars, including maltose and sucrose.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from malt + -ose.

单词	maltose
释义	Definition of maltose in English: maltose noun ˈmɒltəʊsˈmɒltəʊzˈmɔːltəʊzˈmɔːltəʊs mass nounChemistry A sugar produced by the breakdown of starch, e.g. by enzymes found in malt and saliva. It is a disaccharide consisting of two linked glucose units. Example sentencesExamples When you eat or drink a food source of maltose, the maltose is split into two glucose units so they can be absorbed. But up to two thirds of it can be replaced by other sugars, including maltose and sucrose. Systems for sensing specific sugars, such as galactose or maltose, or specific amino acids, such as histidine or proline, also are present. Several physiologically important disaccharides are sucrose, lactose and maltose. It turns out that, in the mixture of flour and yeast, there are enzymes that turn the starch in the flour into maltose, another sugar. Origin Mid 19th century: from malt + -ose². Definition of maltose in US English: maltose noun Chemistry A sugar produced by the breakdown of starch, e.g. by enzymes found in malt and saliva. It is a disaccharide consisting of two linked glucose units. Example sentencesExamples Systems for sensing specific sugars, such as galactose or maltose, or specific amino acids, such as histidine or proline, also are present. Several physiologically important disaccharides are sucrose, lactose and maltose. When you eat or drink a food source of maltose, the maltose is split into two glucose units so they can be absorbed. It turns out that, in the mixture of flour and yeast, there are enzymes that turn the starch in the flour into maltose, another sugar. But up to two thirds of it can be replaced by other sugars, including maltose and sucrose. Origin Mid 19th century: from malt + -ose.
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