maltose

M3A1L1T1O1S1E1
/ˈmɔːltəʊz/

noun

A disaccharide, C₁₂H₂₂O₁₁ formed from the digestion of starch by amylase; is converted to glucose by maltase; it is an isomer of trehalose

Similar
malt sugar
OriginEnglish glucosebf. ← French glucose ← Ancient Greek γλεῦκος (gleûkos) →
UncommonScrabble 9
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Meanings

nounmaltose (countable and uncountable, plural maltoses)

plural maltoses

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryA disaccharide, C₁₂H₂₂O₁₁ formed from the digestion of starch by amylase; is converted to glucose by maltase; it is an isomer of trehalose

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna white crystalline sugar formed during the digestion of starches

Similar
malt sugar
Broader
disaccharide
Also see
malt sugar

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Englishmalt
  2. Proto-Hellenic*dléukus?
  3. Ancient Greekγλεῦκος (gleûkos)
  4. Frenchglucose
  5. Englishglucosebf.
  6. Englishmaltose

From malt + -ose.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Bulgarian малто́за, ма́лцова за́хар
  • малто́за (maltóza)the disaccharide C12H22O11
  • ма́лцова за́хар (málcova záhar)the disaccharide C12H22O11
Catalan maltosa
  • maltosathe disaccharide C12H22O11
Chinese Cantonese 麥芽糖 /麦芽糖
  • 麥芽糖 /麦芽糖the disaccharide C12H22O11
Chinese Mandarin 麥芽糖 /麦芽糖
  • 麥芽糖 /麦芽糖 (màiyátáng)the disaccharide C12H22O11
Czech maltóza
  • maltózathe disaccharide C12H22O11
Dutch maltose, moutsuiker
  • maltosethe disaccharide C12H22O11
  • moutsuikerthe disaccharide C12H22O11
Esperanto maltozo
  • maltozothe disaccharide C12H22O11
Estonian maltoos, linnasesuhkur
  • maltoosthe disaccharide C12H22O11
  • linnasesuhkurthe disaccharide C12H22O11
Finnish maltoosi, mallassokeri
  • maltoosithe disaccharide C12H22O11
  • mallassokerithe disaccharide C12H22O11
French maltose
  • maltosethe disaccharide C12H22O11
German Maltose, Malzzucker
  • Maltosethe disaccharide C12H22O11
  • Malzzuckerthe disaccharide C12H22O11
Hindi यवशर्करा
  • यवशर्करा (yavśarkarā)the disaccharide C12H22O11
Hungarian malátacukor, maltóz
  • malátacukorthe disaccharide C12H22O11
  • maltózthe disaccharide C12H22O11
Icelandic maltsykur
  • maltsykurthe disaccharide C12H22O11
Indonesian maltosa
  • maltosathe disaccharide C12H22O11
Irish maltós
  • maltósthe disaccharide C12H22O11
Italian maltosio
  • maltosiothe disaccharide C12H22O11
Japanese 麦芽糖, マルトース
  • 麦芽糖 (bakugatō)the disaccharide C12H22O11
  • マルトース (marutōsu)the disaccharide C12H22O11
Korean 말토오스, 맥아당
  • 말토오스 (maltooseu)the disaccharide C12H22O11
  • 맥아당 (maegadang)the disaccharide C12H22O11
Persian مالتوز
  • مالتوز (mâltoz)the disaccharide C12H22O11
Polish maltoza
  • maltozathe disaccharide C12H22O11
Portuguese maltose
  • maltosethe disaccharide C12H22O11
Russian мальто́за, со́лодовый са́хар
  • мальто́за (malʹtóza)the disaccharide C12H22O11
  • со́лодовый са́хар (sólodovyj sáxar)the disaccharide C12H22O11
Spanish maltosa
  • maltosathe disaccharide C12H22O11
Swedish maltos, maltsocker
  • maltosthe disaccharide C12H22O11
  • maltsockerthe disaccharide C12H22O11
Tagalog maltosa
  • maltosathe disaccharide C12H22O11
Thai มอลโทส
  • มอลโทสthe disaccharide C12H22O11
Turkish maltoz, malt şekeri
  • maltozthe disaccharide C12H22O11
  • malt şekerithe disaccharide C12H22O11
Vietnamese đường mạch nha, mạch nha
  • đường mạch nhathe disaccharide C12H22O11
  • mạch nhathe disaccharide C12H22O11

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

TomalesMATESOL
Cite this entry
APA

maltose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maltose

MLA

“maltose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maltose. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “maltose,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maltose.

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