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Meanings of biose in English

Russian
дисахариды
Portuguese
dissacárido
Spanish
disacarido
Catalan
diholòsid

Complex sugars, the sugar formed when two monosaccharides (simple sugars) are joined by glycosidic linkage; soluble in water; one of the four chemical groupings of carbohydrates.

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        Usage of biose in English
        1
        The flatulent sounds that some DOS box BIOSes (most notably AMI's) make when checking memory on bootup.
        The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000