disaccharide
any of a group of carbohydrates, as sucrose or lactose, that yield monosaccharides on hydrolysis.
Origin of disaccharide
1- Also called double sugar.
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How to use disaccharide in a sentence
Examples of each of these three types of linkage are found among the common disaccharides, as will be pointed out below.
The Chemistry of Plant Life | Roscoe Wilfred ThatcherThe following table shows the general characteristics of the common disaccharides.
The Chemistry of Plant Life | Roscoe Wilfred ThatcherThe only disaccharides which occur as such in plants are of this type.
The Chemistry of Plant Life | Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher
British Dictionary definitions for disaccharide
disaccharid
/ (daɪˈsækəˌraɪd, -rɪd) /
any of a class of sugars, such as maltose, lactose, and sucrose, having two linked monosaccharide units per molecule
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Scientific definitions for disaccharide
[ dī-săk′ə-rīd′ ]
Any of a class of sugars, including lactose and sucrose, that are composed of two monosaccharides.
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