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maltitol

/ˈmɔːltəˌtɑl/

maltitol noun: a disaccharide polyol used as a sugar substitute, produced through the hydrogenation of maltose.

maltitol: a disaccharide polyol used as a sugar substitute, produced through the hydrogenation of maltose
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Noun

maltitol (countable and uncountable, plural maltitols)

  1. A disaccharide polyol used as a sugar substitute, produced through the hydrogenation of maltose.

Forms of maltitol

pluralmaltitols

Origin of maltitol

From malt + -itol.

Words formed from maltitol

Questions about maltitol

What does maltitol mean?
Maltitol means a disaccharide polyol used as a sugar substitute, produced through the hydrogenation of maltose.
What part of speech is maltitol?
Maltitol is a noun.
How do you pronounce maltitol?
Maltitol is pronounced /ˈmɔːltəˌtɑl/.
What is the plural of maltitol?
The plural of maltitol is maltitols.

Words near maltitol in the dictionary

  1. maltiness
  2. malting
  3. maltings
  4. maltipoo
  5. maltipoos
  6. maltitol
  7. maltitols
  8. maltitude
  9. maltitudes
  10. maltless
  11. maltman

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