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disaccharide
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di·sac·cha·ride  (d-sk-rd)
n.
Any of a class of sugars, including lactose and sucrose, that are composed of two monosaccharides.

disaccharide [daɪˈsækəˌraɪd -rɪd], disaccharid
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) any of a class of sugars, such as maltose, lactose, and sucrose, having two linked monosaccharide units per molecule

disaccharide  (d-sk-rd)
Any of a class of sugars, including lactose and sucrose, that are composed of two monosaccharides.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.disaccharide - any of a variety of carbohydrates that yield two monosaccharide molecules on complete hydrolysis
lactose, milk sugar - a sugar comprising one glucose molecule linked to a galactose molecule; occurs only in milk; "cow's milk contains about 4.7% lactose"
malt sugar, maltose - a white crystalline sugar formed during the digestion of starches
oligosaccharide - any of the carbohydrates that yield only a few monosaccharide molecules on complete hydrolysis
saccharose, sucrose - a complex carbohydrate found in many plants and used as a sweetening agent


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Presumably, notes Lois Crowe, disaccharides such as trehalose (which is made of two glucose rings) and sucrose (which is made of one glucose and one fructose ring) are more effective protective agents than glucose and other monosaccharides because the former are larger molecules and so are better able to spread the lipids apart.
 
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