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saccharose vs disaccharide

disaccharide vs saccharose

saccharose and disaccharide both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
saccharose Yes No No No
disaccharide Yes No No No
As nouns, disaccharide is a hypernym of saccharose; that is, disaccharide is a word with a broader meaning than saccharose:
  • saccharose: a complex carbohydrate found in many plants and used as a sweetening agent
  • disaccharide: any of a variety of carbohydrates that yield two monosaccharide molecules on complete hydrolysis
Other hypernyms of saccharose include plant product.
saccharose (noun) disaccharide (noun)
a complex carbohydrate found in many plants and used as a sweetening agent any of a variety of carbohydrates that yield two monosaccharide molecules on complete hydrolysis
Difference between saccharose and disaccharide

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