Meanings
plural maltotrioses
- biochemistryA maltooligosaccharide consisting of three glucose units.
With human nudging, yeasts have evolved into wolfish apex predators that feast on the range of sugars we extract from grains, from smaller, simpler ones like glucose and fructose to bigger, more complex ones like maltose and maltotriose. Brewing yeasts eat them all.
2026 February 28, Adam Rogers, “The quest to reengineer beer: Inside the quest to build the ultimate nonalcoholic beer”, in National Geographic
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
From malto- + triose. The tri- syllable represents the three substituent sugar units.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish maltotrioosi
- maltotrioosimaltooligosaccharide
Italian maltotrioso
- maltotriosomaltooligosaccharide
Spanish maltotriosa
- maltotriosamaltooligosaccharide
Turkish maltotrioz
- maltotriozmaltooligosaccharide
Cite this entry
maltotriose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maltotriose
“maltotriose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maltotriose. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “maltotriose,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maltotriose.
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