Meanings
noundisaccharidase (plural disaccharidases)
plural disaccharidases
- biochemistryAny of a class of glycoside hydrolases, enzymes that break down disaccharides into monosaccharides
Lactase is a disaccharidase that breaks down lactose into glucose and galactose.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
- Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
- Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
- Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
- Latindi-
- Englishdi-
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱorkeh₂
- Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćárkaraH
- Proto-Indo-Aryan*śárkaraH
- Sanskritशर्क॑रा (śárkarā)
- Palisakkharā
- Ancient Greekσάκχαρ (sákkhar)
- Latinsaccharon
- Latinsaccharum
- Englishsaccharo-
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
- Englishsaccharide
- Englishdisaccharide
- Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
- Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
- Proto-Indo-European*dwís
- Ancient Greekδιά (diá)
- Ancient Greekδῐᾰ- (dĭă-)
- Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*stísteh₂ti
- Proto-Hellenic*hístāmi
- Ancient Greekῐ̔́στημῐ (hĭ́stēmĭ)
- Ancient Greekδῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ)
- Ancient Greekδῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs)
- Englishdiastase
- Englishdisaccharidase
From disaccharide + -ase.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Italian disaccaridasi
- disaccaridasiTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
disaccharidase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disaccharidase
MLA
“disaccharidase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disaccharidase. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disaccharidase,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disaccharidase.
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