[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

maltose \malt"ose`\ maddlt"=os`, n. from malt.
   biochem.
   a crystalline disaccharide c12h22o11 formed from starch
   by the action of diastase of malt, and the amylolytic ferment
   of saliva and pancreatic juice; called also maltobiose and
   malt sugar. chemically it is
   4-o-alpha-d-glucopyranosyl-d-glucose. it rotates the plane
   of polarized light further to the right than does dextrose
   and possesses a lower cupric oxide reducing power.
   1913 webster +pjc
see also:
malt c12h22o11 maltobiose malt sugar 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

maltose
     n : a white crystalline sugar formed during the digestion of
         starches syn: malt sugar
see also:
malt sugar 

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