Maltose

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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