disaccharide /di·sac·cha·ride/ (di-sak´ah-rīd) any of a class of sugars yielding two monosaccharides on hydrolysis.
disaccharide
disaccharide
di·sac·cha·ride (d -s k  -rd )n. Any of a class of carbohydrates, including lactose and sucrose, that yield two monosaccharides upon hydrolysis. |
disaccharide
[dīsak′ərīd]
Etymology: Gk, di, sakcharon, sugar
a general term for simple carbohydrates formed by the union of two monosaccharide molecules.
disaccharide
(dīsak´
rīd),
n a general term for simple carbohydrates (sugars) formed by the union of two monosaccharide molecules. Sucrose is the most common disaccharide sugar.
rīd), n a general term for simple carbohydrates (sugars) formed by the union of two monosaccharide molecules. Sucrose is the most common disaccharide sugar.
disaccharide
any of a class of sugars each molecule of which yields two molecules of monosaccharide on hydrolysis.
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