maltose

noun
/ˈmɔːltəʊz/

Etymology

From malt + -ose.

  1. derived from *meld-
  2. derived from *maltą
  3. derived from *malt
  4. derived from mealt
  5. derived from malt
  6. suffixed as maltose — “malt + ose

Definitions

  1. A disaccharide, C₁₂H₂₂O₁₁ formed from the digestion of starch by amylase

    A disaccharide, C₁₂H₂₂O₁₁ formed from the digestion of starch by amylase; is converted to glucose by maltase; it is an isomer of trehalose

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at maltose. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01maltose02trehalose03glucose04monosaccharide05fructose06sugar07sucrose08disaccharide

A definitional loop anchored at maltose. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at maltose

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA