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disaccharide

American  
[dahy-sak-uh-rahyd, -rid] / daɪˈsæk əˌraɪd, -rɪd /

noun

Chemistry.

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

disaccharide British  
/ daɪˈsækəˌraɪd, -rɪd /

noun

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

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disaccharide Scientific  
/ dī-săk′ə-rīd′ /

  1. Any of a class of sugars, including lactose and sucrose, that are composed of two monosaccharides.

Etymology

Origin of disaccharide

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

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Maltose, which is found in breakfast cereals and breads, is a disaccharide of two glucose molecules.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2024

Lactose, or milk sugar, is a disaccharide made of two simple sugars – glucose and galactose – in a 1:1 ratio.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2024

Pancreatic juices also contain amylase, which continues the breakdown of starch and glycogen into maltose, a disaccharide.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Sucrose is a disaccharide with a molecule of glucose and a molecule of fructose bonded together with a glycosidic linkage.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Cellobiose is a disaccharide which results from the hydrolysis of cellulose.

From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Thatcher, Roscoe Wilfred

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