saccharide

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• (UK) IPA: /ˈsæk.əɹ.aɪd/
• (US) IPA: /ˈsæk.ə.ɹaɪd/

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Noun

saccharide (plural saccharides)

1. (biochemistry) The unit structure of carbohydrates, of general formula C_nH_2nO_n. Either the simple sugars or polymers such as starch and cellulose. The saccharides exist in either a ring or short chain conformation, and typically contain five or six carbon atoms.

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:carbohydrate

Derived terms

terms derived from "saccharide"

monosaccharide disaccharide trisaccharide

oligosaccharide polysaccharide

Related terms

terms related to "saccharide"

triose tetrose pentose

hexose heptose

Translations

the unit structure of carbohydrates, of general formula C_nH_2nO_n

• Finnish: sakkaridi (fi)
• French: (formally) saccharide (fr) m
• Icelandic: sykra (is) f
• Italian: saccaride (it)

• Japanese: サッカリド (ja) (sakkarido)
• Polish: sacharyd (pl) m
• Swedish: sackarid (sv)

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Noun

saccharide m (plural saccharides)

1. (chemistry) Alternative form of saccaride.