disaccharide

[ dahy-sak-uh-rahyd, -rid ]

/ daɪˈsæk əˌraɪd, -rɪd /

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noun Chemistry.

any of a group of carbohydrates, as sucrose or lactose, that yield monosaccharides on hydrolysis.

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Also called double sugar.

Origin of disaccharide

First recorded in 1890–95; di-¹ + saccharide

Words nearby disaccharide

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How to use disaccharide in a sentence

Cellobiose is a disaccharide which results from the hydrolysis of cellulose.
The Chemistry of Plant Life|Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher

British Dictionary definitions for disaccharide

disaccharide

disaccharid

/ (daɪˈsækəˌraɪd, -rɪd) /

noun

any of a class of sugars, such as maltose, lactose, and sucrose, having two linked monosaccharide units per molecule

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