| malta | An independent state consisting of three islands in the mediterranean sea, south of sicily. Its capital is valetta. The major island is malta, the two smaller islands are comino and gozo. It was a phoenician and carthaginian colony, captured by the romans in 218 b.c. It was overrun by saracens in 870, taken by the normans in 1090, and subsequently held by the french and later the british who allotted them a dominion government in 1921. It became a crown colony in 1933, achieving independence in 1964. The name possibly comes from a pre-indoeuropean root mel, high, referring to its rocks, but a more picturesque origin derives the name from the greek melitta or melissa, honey, with reference to its early fame for its honey production. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| Malta fever | <microbiology> A rare infection (less than 200 cases per year in the U.S.) caused by bacteria of the genus Brucella. Human infection results from occupational exposure to infected animals or by ingestion of infected milk, milk products or animal tissue. Symptoms are non-specific and include fever, malaise and weight loss. (27 Sep 1997) |
| maltase | <enzyme> That hydrolyzes maltose (and the glucose trimer maltotriose) to glucose, during the enzymic breakdown of starch. (18 Nov 1997) |
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| Malta fever |
brucellosis: infectious bacterial disease of human beings transmitted by contact with infected animals or infected meat or milk products; characterized by fever and headache
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| maltase |
an enzyme that turns maltose into glucose.
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| Malta f. |
brucellosis (def. 1).
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| maltase |
An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis maltose to glucose.
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| malta | a strategically located island south of Sicily in the Mediterranean Sea |
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| malta | a republic on the island of Malta in the Mediterranean |
| malta | infectious bacterial disease of human beings transmitted by contact with infected animals or infected meat or milk products |
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