maltotriose en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌmɔltoʊˈtɹaɪoʊs/
Etymology
From malto- + triose. The tri- syllable represents the three substituent sugar units.
Meanings
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A maltooligosaccharide consisting of three glucose units.
With human nudging, yeasts have evolved into wolfish apex predators that feast on the range of sugars we extract from grains, from smaller, simpler ones like glucose and fructose to bigger, more complex ones like maltose and maltotriose. Brewing yeasts eat them all.
2026 February 14, Adam Rogers, “The quest to reengineer beer: Inside the quest to build the ultimate nonalcoholic beer”, in National Geographic:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| maltotrioses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
Hypernyms
maltooligosaccharide · saccharide · oligosaccharide
Translations (4)
it maltotrioso (maltooligosaccharide) · tr maltotrioz (maltooligosaccharide) · es maltotriosa (maltooligosaccharide) · fi maltotrioosi (maltooligosaccharide)