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di•sac•cha•ride
Pronunciation: (dī-sak'u-rīd", -rid), [key]—
n. Chem.
any of a group of carbohydrates, as sucrose or lactose, that yield monosaccharides on hydrolysis. Also called
double sugar. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.