maltotriose
/ˌmɔːltə(ʊ)ˈtrʌɪəʊz/ /ˌmɔːltə(ʊ)ˈtrʌɪəʊs/ /ˌmɒltə(ʊ)ˈtrʌɪəʊz/Chemistry
noun
A trisaccharide, C18H32O16, consisting of three glucose units and formed by the action of amylases on starch.
Origin
1940s; earliest use found in Journal of the American Chemical Society. From malt + -o- + triose.