disaccharides
disaccharides — noun
- disaccharidessingular
- disaccharidesesplural
1. Sugars built from two simple-sugar molecules linked by a chemical bond — familia
Sugars built from two simple-sugar molecules linked by a chemical bond — familiar examples include sucrose (table sugar), lactose (milk sugar), and maltose (malt sugar).
Sucrose, the disaccharide found in sugar cane, gives energy to Arjun before his morning run.
common disaccharide: sucrose in sugar cane
Inês learned in biology class that maltose is a disaccharide formed during starch digestion.
domain: biology classroom context
Yasmin checks food labels for disaccharides like lactose because she has trouble digesting them.
When Christopher eats an apple, enzymes in his small intestine break disaccharides into simpler sugars.
Min's doctor explained that lactose, a disaccharide in dairy, can cause bloating in some people.
- double sugar
A plain-English term sometimes used in nutrition guides, but less precise than the scientific name.
- sugar dimer
Technical term used in organic chemistry; not common in everyday or nutritional writing.
文法句型
disaccharides + verb
disaccharides + in + [food source]
用法筆記
This noun appears most often in its plural form in scientific, nutritional, and medical writing. The singular form 'disaccharide' refers to one specific type or molecule of double-unit sugar. Distinguish from monosaccharides (single sugars such as glucose) and polysaccharides (long chains such as starch or cellulose).