saccharide

[ sak-uh-rahyd, -er-id ]

noun

, Chemistry.

1. an organic compound containing a sugar or sugars.
2. a simple sugar; monosaccharide.
3. an ester of sucrose.

saccharide

/ -rɪd; ˈsækəˌraɪd /

noun

1. any sugar or other carbohydrate, esp a simple sugar

saccharide

/ săk′ə-rīd′ /

1. Any of a series of sweet-tasting, crystalline carbohydrates, especially a simple sugar (a monosaccharide) or a chain of two or more simple sugars (a disaccharide, oligosaccharide, or polysaccharide). Glucose, lactose, and cellulose are saccharides.

Word History and Origins

Origin of saccharide¹

1855–60; sacchar- + -ide ( def )

Example Sentences

Natural sugars are types of carbohydrates known as saccharides that are made of carbon, oxygen and hydrogen.

From No Straight News

Some glucosides contain more than one saccharide group, possibly as di- or trisaccharides.

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