Definition of maltose
: a crystalline dextrorotatory fermentable sugar C12H22O11 formed especially from starch by amylase
Test Your Vocabulary
Which Word Does Not Belong?
-
- Which of these words does not mean "nonsense"?

Can you spell these 10 commonly misspelled words?
TAKE THE QUIZ
A daily challenge for crossword fanatics.
TAKE THE QUIZLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share maltose
Time Traveler for maltose
The first known use of maltose was in 1862
See more words from the same year