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lactose vs disaccharide

disaccharide vs lactose

lactose and disaccharide both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
lactose Yes No No No
disaccharide Yes No No No
As nouns, disaccharide is a hypernym of lactose; that is, disaccharide is a word with a broader meaning than lactose:
  • lactose: a sugar comprising one glucose molecule linked to a galactose molecule; occurs only in milk
  • disaccharide: any of a variety of carbohydrates that yield two monosaccharide molecules on complete hydrolysis
lactose (noun) disaccharide (noun)
a sugar comprising one glucose molecule linked to a galactose molecule; occurs only in milk any of a variety of carbohydrates that yield two monosaccharide molecules on complete hydrolysis
Difference between lactose and disaccharide

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