Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

maltol

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.03 in modern English

Syllables: mal-tol
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a substituted pyranone found in the bark and needles of some conifers and in roasted malt

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From malt + -ol.

Usage

Inflected Forms

maltols (plural)

Derived Forms

maltolate

Synonyms

E636 when used as a flavour enhancer

Questions

What does maltol mean?: a substituted pyranone found in the bark and needles of some conifers and in roasted malt
Where does maltol come from?: From malt + -ol.

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