"maltitol" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmɔːltəˌtɑl/ Forms: maltitols [plural]
Etymology: malt + -itol Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|malt|itol}} malt + -itol Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} maltitol (countable and uncountable, plural maltitols)
  1. (organic chemistry) a disaccharide polyol used as a sugar substitute, produced through the hydrogenation of maltose. Wikipedia link: maltitol Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Organic chemistry Hypernyms: sugar alcohol Derived forms: isomaltitol Related terms: isomalt

Inflected forms

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