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麥芽糖醇

简麦芽糖醇 · 繁麥芽糖醇

Mandarin · pinyin mài yá táng chún

maltitol, a sugar alcohol

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芽: yá · bud, sprout, shoot
糖: táng · sugar; candy; sweets
醇: chún · rich, good as wine; pure, unmixed
麦: mài · wheat, barley, oats; simplified form of Kangxi radical 199

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4–2–2–2 · mai4 ya2 tang2 chun2

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mak6 ngaa4 tong4 seon4

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noun

(organic chemistry) maltitol

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