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maltotriose

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˌmɔltoʊˈtɹaɪoʊs/

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noun

Meaning 1

A maltooligosaccharide consisting of three glucose units.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: maltooligosaccharide, oligosaccharide, saccharide

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: maltotrioosi — maltooligosaccharide
  • Italian: maltotrioso — maltooligosaccharide
  • Spanish: maltotriosa — maltooligosaccharide
  • Turkish: maltotrioz — maltooligosaccharide