| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ noun
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary is- + maltose
: a syrupy disacharide C 12 H 22 O 11 isomeric with maltose, present in hydrol (sense 3), and obtainable also from dextran by acid hydrolysis, from glucose by reaction with acids, and from gentiobiose octaacetate by rearrangement