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maltoses

maltoses is the plural of maltose.

Meaning of maltose

Noun

maltose (countable and uncountable, plural maltoses)

  1. A disaccharide, C₁₂H₂₂O₁₁ formed from the digestion of starch by amylase; is converted to glucose by maltase; it is an isomer of trehalose

Questions about maltoses

What is maltoses the plural of?
Maltoses is the plural of maltose.

Words near maltoses in the dictionary

  1. maltorsion
  2. maltorsions
  3. maltosaccharide
  4. maltosaccharides
  5. maltose
  6. maltoses
  7. maltoside
  8. maltosides
  9. maltosyl
  10. maltosylated
  11. maltosyltransferase

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