Synonyms & related words for maltase

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of maltase. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to maltase

Explore words related to maltase — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include sucrase, disaccharidase, hexosaminidase, carbohydrase, inulase, phosphoglucomutase, enzymes, amylopsin. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does maltase come from?

The word maltase breaks down into 2 roots of Old English and Greek origin: malt, from Old English malt (“malt (steeped grain)”); and -ase, from Greek diastasis (“enzyme”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.