maltotetraose

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noun

A maltooligosaccharide consisting of four glucose units.

OriginEnglish glucosebf. ← French glucose ← Ancient Greek γλεῦκος (gleûkos) →
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Meanings

nounmaltotetraose (plural maltotetraoses)

plural maltotetraoses

  1. biochemistryA maltooligosaccharide consisting of four glucose units.

Origin

  1. Englishmalto-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*kʷetwóres
  3. Proto-Hellenic*kʷétwores
  4. Ancient Greekτέσσᾰρες (téssăres)
  5. Ancient Greekτετρᾰ- (tetră-)
  6. Englishtetra-
  7. Ancient Greekγλεῦκος (gleûkos)
  8. Frenchglucose
  9. Englishglucosebf.
  10. Englishmaltotetraose

From malto- + tetra- + -ose.

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APA

maltotetraose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maltotetraose

MLA

“maltotetraose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maltotetraose. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “maltotetraose,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maltotetraose.

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