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monosaccharide vs. disaccharide

[ mon-uh-sak-uh-rahyd, -er-id ]
noun
  1. a carbohydrate that does not hydrolyze, as glucose, fructose, or ribose, occurring naturally or obtained by the hydrolysis of glycosides or polysaccharides.
[ dahy-sak-uh-rahyd, -rid ]
noun
  1. any of a group of carbohydrates, as sucrose or lactose, that yield monosaccharides on hydrolysis.

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