maltoside

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noun

Any glycoside of maltose, but especially any of a class of such alkyl glycosides that are used as specialized detergents

OriginProto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← English maltose ← French glucose →
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Meanings

nounmaltoside (plural maltosides)

plural maltosides

  1. chemistryAny glycoside of maltose, but especially any of a class of such alkyl glycosides that are used as specialized detergents

Origin

  1. Englishmalt
  2. Proto-Hellenic*dléukus?
  3. Ancient Greekγλεῦκος (gleûkos)
  4. Frenchglucose
  5. Englishglucosebf.
  6. Englishmaltose
  7. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  8. Englishmaltoside

From maltose + -ide.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

mesotidal
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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