di·sac·cha·ride (d -s k  -rd )n. Any of a class of sugars, including lactose and sucrose, that are composed of two monosaccharides. |
disaccharide [die-sack-a-ride]
Noun
a sugar, such as sucrose, whose molecules consist of two linked monosaccharides
| disaccharide (d-sk-rd) Any of a class of sugars, including lactose and sucrose, that are composed of two monosaccharides. |
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| Noun | 1. | 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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