Definition of disaccharide Disaccharide
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What does disaccharide mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: disaccharides |
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| disaccharide - any of a variety of carbohydrates that yield two monosaccharide molecules on complete hydrolysis | ||
| oligosaccharide any of the carbohydrates that yield only a few monosaccharide molecules on complete hydrolysis | ||
| lactose, milk sugar a sugar comprising one glucose molecule linked to a galactose molecule; occurs only in milk; "cow's milk contains about 4.7% lactose" | ||
| malt sugar, maltose a white crystalline sugar formed during the digestion of starches | ||
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Wiktionary 
Wikipedia 
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A disaccharide is a sugar (a carbohydrate) composed of two monosaccharides. It is formed when two sugars are joined together and a molecule of water is removed. For example, milk sugar (lactose) is made from glucose and galactose whereas cane sugar (sucrose) is made from glucose and fructose.
Common disaccharides.
Maltose and cellobiose are hydrolysis products of the polysaccharides, starch and cellulose, respectively.
Part of speech
🔤- disaccharide, noun, singular of disaccharides.
