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

These are chemical compounds comprised of saccharides, or sugars.

From Science Daily

All carbohydrates are made up of chains of sugars, more formally known as saccharides.

From Seattle Times

This might explain why, among monkeys and apes, social species have more milk oligo­saccharides than solitary ones, and a greater range of them to boot.

From The New Yorker

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 Project Gutenberg

The structures were all pentasaccharides -- made from five saccharides -- but they differed in how they were decorated with amines and acetyl groups.

From Science Daily