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Dehydration synthesis is the process of formation of

  1. di-saccharides

  2. mono-saccharides

  3. poly-saccharides

  4. Oligo-saccharides

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Di-saccharides are carbohydrates that are created when two mono-saccharides are joined. The creation of a di-saccharide involves the union of two mono-saccharides that undergo a process in which a water molecule is removed as part of the union. Like the two mono-saccharides that combine to form the single di-saccharide, the carbohydrate is sweet in  taste and tends to dissolve in water with relative ease. The process whereby di-saccharides are created is known as dehydration synthesis or condensation reaction.

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