Main Entry: malt·ose

Pronunciation: \ˈmȯl-ˌtōs, -ˌtōz\

Function: noun

: a crystalline dextrorotatory fermentable disaccharide sugar C₁₂H₂₂O₁₁ formed especially from starch by amylase (as in saliva and malt), as an intermediate reducing product in metabolism, and in brewing and distilling and used chiefly in foods and in biological culture media