Meaning | Any of a variety of carbohydrates that yield two monosaccharide molecules on complete hydrolysis. |
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Narrower | lactose, milk sugar | A sugar comprising one glucose molecule linked to a galactose molecule |
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maltose, malt sugar | A white crystalline sugar formed during the digestion of starches |
sucrose, saccharose | A complex carbohydrate found in many plants and used as a sweetening agent |
Broader | oligosaccharide | Any of the carbohydrates that yield only a few monosaccharide molecules on complete hydrolysis |
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Spanish | disacárido |
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Catalan | disacàrid |
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