malt sugar

noun

Examples of malt sugar in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The collective behind Stockholm niche perfumery Stora Skuggan attempts to bottle the mystery, and its blend of immortelle, fig leaf, and malt sugar is appropriately enigmatic. Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 20 Aug. 2021 The second is disaccharides, which are just two of these single sugar molecules linked together: sucrose, or table sugar (glucose + fructose); lactose, or milk sugar (glucose + galactose); and maltose, or malt sugar (glucose + glucose). Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 24 June 2019

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Word History

First Known Use

1862, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of malt sugar was in 1862

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“Malt sugar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/malt%20sugar. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.

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