disaccharide

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
21
Words With Friends
22
Letters
12
Pronunciation
/daɪˈsækəɹaɪd/ (UK)

Definition of disaccharide

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. Any sugar, such as sucrose, maltose and lactose, consisting of two monosaccharides combined together.

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćárkaraH Proto-Indo-Aryan *śárkaraH Sanskrit शर्क॑रा (śárkarā) Pali sakkharābor. Ancient Greek σάκχᾰρον (sákkhăron)bor. Latin saccharon Latin saccharum English saccharo- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idusder. English -ide English saccharide English disaccharide From di- + saccharide.

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