saccharide

American  

[sak-uh-rahyd, -er-id] / ˈsæk əˌraɪd, -ər ɪd /

noun

Chemistry.

1. an organic compound containing a sugar or sugars.

2. a simple sugar; monosaccharide.

3. an ester of sucrose.

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saccharide British  

/ ˈsækəˌraɪd, -rɪd /

noun

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

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saccharide Scientific  

/ 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.

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Etymology

Origin of saccharide

1855–60; sacchar- + -ide ( def. )

Example Sentences

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

From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Thatcher, Roscoe Wilfred

Under proper conditions of hydrolysis, one or more of the saccharide groups can be removed from such compounds, resulting in glucosides of simpler structure.

From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Thatcher, Roscoe Wilfred

Since the simpler carbohydrates are sugars, i.e., they possess the characteristic sweet taste, the name "saccharide" is used as a basis for the classification of the entire group.

From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Thatcher, Roscoe Wilfred