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maltotriose

/ˌmɔltoʊˈtɹaɪoʊs/

maltotriose noun: a maltooligosaccharide consisting of three glucose units.

Noun

maltotriose (plural maltotrioses)

  1. A 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, Adam Rogers, “The quest to reengineer beer: Inside the quest to build the ultimate nonalcoholic beer”, in National Geographic

Forms of maltotriose

pluralmaltotrioses

Origin of maltotriose

From malto- + triose. The tri- syllable represents the three substituent sugar units.

Words formed from maltotriose

Questions about maltotriose

What does maltotriose mean?
Maltotriose means a maltooligosaccharide consisting of three glucose units.
What part of speech is maltotriose?
Maltotriose is a noun.
How do you pronounce maltotriose?
Maltotriose is pronounced /ˌmɔltoʊˈtɹaɪoʊs/.
What is the plural of maltotriose?
The plural of maltotriose is maltotrioses.

Words near maltotriose in the dictionary

  1. maltotetraose
  2. maltotetraoses
  3. maltotetraosyl
  4. maltotriase
  5. maltotriases
  6. maltotriose
  7. maltotrioses
  8. maltotrioside
  9. maltotriosides
  10. maltotriosyl
  11. maltracking

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