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maltogenic

maltogenic adjective: that breaks down starch into maltose.

Adjective

maltogenic

  1. That breaks down starch into maltose.

Questions about maltogenic

What does maltogenic mean?
Maltogenic means that breaks down starch into maltose.
What part of speech is maltogenic?
Maltogenic is an adjective.

Words near maltogenic in the dictionary

  1. maltodextrin
  2. maltodextrine
  3. maltodextrines
  4. maltodextrins
  5. maltodextrose
  6. maltogenic
  7. maltoheptaose
  8. maltoheptaoses
  9. maltoheptaoside
  10. maltoheptaosides
  11. maltoheptose

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