The difference between Disaccharide and Tetrasaccharide

When used as nouns, disaccharide means any sugar, such as sucrose, maltose and lactose, consisting of two monosaccharides combined together, whereas tetrasaccharide means any oligosaccharide having four sugar residues.

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  1. Disaccharide as a noun (carbohydrate):

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

  1. Tetrasaccharide as a noun (carbohydrate):

    Any oligosaccharide having four sugar residues

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