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Where does “maltotriose” come from?

maltotriose (English) comes from English triose, from English -ose, from English glucose, from French glucose, from Ancient Greek γλεῦκος — sweet new wine, must; sweetness.

maltotriose (English): A maltooligosaccharide consisting of three...

Definitions

  1. A maltooligosaccharide consisting of three...

Ancestry of “maltotriose”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtrioseA sugar or saccharide containing three carbon...
2English-osefull of, like; Used to form the names of sugars
3EnglishglucoseA simple monosaccharide with a molecular formula...
4Frenchglucoseglucose; first-person singular present indicative...
5Ancient Greekγλεῦκοςsweet new wine, must; sweetness

Words derived from “maltotriose”

  • isomaltotriose
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