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disaccharide definition

di·sac·cha·ride (dī sak′ə rīd′)

noun

any of a group of sugars with a common formula, CHO, as sucrose, maltose, and lactose, which on hydrolysis yield two monosaccharides

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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