Definition of disaccharide in English:
disaccharide
noun dʌɪˈsakərʌɪddaɪˈsækəˌraɪd
Chemistry Any of a class of sugars whose molecules contain two monosaccharide residues.
Example sentencesExamples
- Among them, the most effective in preserving a more native-like structure are the disaccharides sucrose and trehalose in dry films and the polymer dextran in wet films.
- Several physiologically important disaccharides are sucrose, lactose and maltose.
- For example, bird-pollinated plants can secrete floral nectars containing the disaccharide sucrose, the monosaccharides glucose and fructose, or mixtures of these three sugars.
- The same trend is observed for the mono- and the disaccharide with a more pronounced swelling excess with the disaccharide, as previously reported with other disaccharides like lactose or saccharose.
- Trehalose, a disaccharide of glucose, and sucrose (which consists of a fructose and a glucose ring connected by a glycosidic bond) can be viewed as naturally occurring stabilizing agents.
Definition of disaccharide in US English:
disaccharide
noundaɪˈsækəˌraɪddīˈsakəˌrīd
Chemistry Any of a class of sugars whose molecules contain two monosaccharide residues.
Example sentencesExamples
- For example, bird-pollinated plants can secrete floral nectars containing the disaccharide sucrose, the monosaccharides glucose and fructose, or mixtures of these three sugars.
- Several physiologically important disaccharides are sucrose, lactose and maltose.
- The same trend is observed for the mono- and the disaccharide with a more pronounced swelling excess with the disaccharide, as previously reported with other disaccharides like lactose or saccharose.
- Trehalose, a disaccharide of glucose, and sucrose (which consists of a fructose and a glucose ring connected by a glycosidic bond) can be viewed as naturally occurring stabilizing agents.
- Among them, the most effective in preserving a more native-like structure are the disaccharides sucrose and trehalose in dry films and the polymer dextran in wet films.