saccharide
See also: Saccharide
English
Etymology
From saccharo- + -ide.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈsæk.əˌɹaɪd/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈsæk.əˌɹaɪd/, /ˈsæk.ɚ.ɪd/
Audio (US) (file)
Noun
saccharide (plural saccharides)
- (biochemistry) The unit structure of carbohydrates, of general formula CnH2nOn. 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 Thesaurus:carbohydrate
Derived terms
- aminosaccharide
- decasaccharide
- disaccharide
- glucosaccharide
- heptasaccharide
- heterosaccharide
- hexasaccharide
- isomaltosaccharide
- monosaccharide
- oligosaccharide
- pentasaccharide
- phosphosaccharide
- polysaccharide
- tetrasaccharide
- trisaccharide
Related terms
- heptose
- hexose
- pentose
- tetrose
- triose
Translations
the unit structure of carbohydrates, of general formula CnH2nOn
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French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sa.ka.ʁid/
Audio (Paris) (file)
Noun
saccharide m (plural saccharides)
- (chemistry) Alternative form of saccaride
Further reading
- “saccharide”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.