Etymograph

English

maltitol

From malt + -itol.

A compound of malt + -itol

Proto-Germanic *maltą

Proto-West Germanic *malt

Old English mealt

Middle English malt

English malt

Today it means

noun A disaccharide polyol used as a sugar substitute, produced through the hydrogenation of maltose.

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Etymograph / maltitol