maltose

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

maltose
    n 1: a white crystalline sugar formed during the digestion of
         starches [syn: {maltose}, {malt sugar}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Maltose \Malt"ose`\ (m[add]lt"[=o]s`), n. [From {Malt}.]
   (Biochem.)
   A crystalline disaccharide ({C12H22O11}) formed from starch
   by the action of diastase of malt, and the amylolytic ferment
   of saliva and pancreatic juice; called also {maltobiose} and
   {malt sugar}. Chemically it is
   4-O-[alpha]-D-glucopyranosyl-D-glucose. It rotates the plane
   of polarized light further to the right than does dextrose
   and possesses a lower cupric oxide reducing power.
   [1913 Webster +PJC]