#disaccharide any of a variety of carbohydrates that yield two monosaccharide molecules on complete hydrolysis supertype: oligosaccharide any of the carbohydrates that yield only a few monosaccharide molecules on complete hydrolysis subtype: lactose__milksugar a sugar comprising one glucose molecule linked to a galactose molecule; occurs only in milk; "cow's milk contains about 4.7% lactose" subtype: maltose__maltsugar a white crystalline sugar formed during the digestion of starches subtype: sucrose a complex carbohydrate found in many plants and used as a sweetening agent subtype: galactose__brain_sugar__brainsugar a simple sugar found in lactose
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