Disaccharide vs. Polysaccharide

Disaccharidenoun

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

Disaccharidenoun

any of a variety of carbohydrates that yield two monosaccharide molecules on complete hydrolysis

Disaccharide

A disaccharide (also called a double sugar or biose) is the sugar formed when two monosaccharides are joined by glycosidic linkage. Like monosaccharides, disaccharides are simple sugars soluble in water.

Polysaccharidenoun

(carbohydrate) A polymer made of many saccharide units linked by glycosidic bonds.

Polysaccharidenoun

any of a class of carbohydrates whose molecules contain chains of monosaccharide molecules

Polysaccharidenoun

a carbohydrate (e.g. starch, cellulose, or glycogen) whose molecules consist of a number of sugar molecules bonded together.

Polysaccharide

Polysaccharides (), or polycarbohydrates, are the most abundant carbohydrate found in food. They are long chain polymeric carbohydrates composed of monosaccharide units bound together by glycosidic linkages.