disaccharide

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UK/daɪˈsækəɹaɪd/

noun

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

OriginEnglish saccharide ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← Latin saccharum →
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Meanings

noundisaccharide (plural disaccharides)

plural disaccharides

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

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
biose

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
  4. Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
  5. Latindi-
  6. Englishdi-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ḱorkeh₂
  8. Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćárkaraH
  9. Proto-Indo-Aryan*śárkaraH
  10. Sanskritशर्क॑रा (śárkarā)
  11. Palisakkharā
  12. Ancient Greekσάκχαρ (sákkhar)
  13. Latinsaccharon
  14. Latinsaccharum
  15. Englishsaccharo-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  17. Englishsaccharide
  18. Englishdisaccharide

From di- + saccharide.

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Translations

Catalan disacàrid
  • disacàrida sugar consisting of two monosaccharides
Chinese Cantonese 雙醣 /双糖 or 雙糖 /双糖, 二醣 /二糖
  • 雙醣 /双糖 or 雙糖 /双糖 (soeng² tong⁴)a sugar consisting of two monosaccharides
  • 二醣 /二糖 (ji⁶ tong⁴)a sugar consisting of two monosaccharides
Chinese Mandarin 雙醣 /双糖 or 雙糖 /双糖, 二醣 /二糖
  • 雙醣 /双糖 or 雙糖 /双糖 (shuāngtáng)a sugar consisting of two monosaccharides
  • 二醣 /二糖 (èrtáng)a sugar consisting of two monosaccharides
Czech disacharid
  • disacharida sugar consisting of two monosaccharides
Esperanto disakarido
  • disakaridoa sugar consisting of two monosaccharides
Finnish disakkaridi
  • disakkaridia sugar consisting of two monosaccharides
French disaccharide, diholoside
  • disaccharidea sugar consisting of two monosaccharides
  • diholosidea sugar consisting of two monosaccharides
German Disaccharid
  • Disaccharida sugar consisting of two monosaccharides
Icelandic tvísykra
  • tvísykraa sugar consisting of two monosaccharides
Italian disaccaride
  • disaccaridea sugar consisting of two monosaccharides
Japanese 二糖
  • 二糖 (nitō)a sugar consisting of two monosaccharides
Polish disacharyd
  • disacharyda sugar consisting of two monosaccharides
Portuguese dissacarídeo
  • dissacarídeoa sugar consisting of two monosaccharides
Russian дисахари́д
  • дисахари́д (disaxaríd)a sugar consisting of two monosaccharides
Spanish disacárido
  • disacáridoa sugar consisting of two monosaccharides
Swedish disackarid
  • disackarida sugar consisting of two monosaccharides
Turkish disakkarit
  • disakkarita sugar consisting of two monosaccharides
Cite this entry
APA

disaccharide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disaccharide

MLA

“disaccharide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disaccharide. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disaccharide,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disaccharide.

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