disaccharides
disaccharides — 名詞
- disaccharidessingular
- disaccharidesesplural
1. Sugars built from two simple-sugar molecules linked by a chemical bond — familia
雙醣
由兩個單醣組成的糖類
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.
甘蔗中的雙醣——蔗糖——為 Arjun 晨跑前提供能量。
common disaccharide: sucrose in sugar cane
Inês learned in biology class that maltose is a disaccharide formed during starch digestion.
Inês 在生物課上學到，麥芽糖是澱粉消化時產生的雙醣。
domain: biology classroom context
Yasmin checks food labels for disaccharides like lactose because she has trouble digesting them.
Yasmin 會檢查食品標籤上有沒有乳糖這類雙醣，因為她消化這類糖有困難。
When Christopher eats an apple, enzymes in his small intestine break disaccharides into simpler sugars.
Christopher 吃蘋果時，小腸中的酵素會把雙醣分解成更簡單的糖。
Min's doctor explained that lactose, a disaccharide in dairy, can cause bloating in some people.
Min 的醫生解釋說，乳製品中的乳糖是一種雙醣，可能會讓某些人脹氣。
- 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).