Associations to the word «Maltose»

Wiktionary

MALTOSE, noun. (carbohydrate) A disaccharide, C12H22O11 formed from the digestion of starch by amylase; is converted to glucose by maltase.

Dictionary definition

MALTOSE, noun. A white crystalline sugar formed during the digestion of starches.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats