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monosaccharide vs. disaccharide

monosaccharide

[mon-uh-sak-uh-rahyd, -er-id] / ˌmɒn əˈsæk əˌraɪd, -ər ɪd /

Also monosaccharose

noun

Chemistry.

a carbohydrate that does not hydrolyze, as glucose, fructose, or ribose, occurring naturally or obtained by the hydrolysis of glycosides or polysaccharides.

disaccharide

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

noun

Chemistry.

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