saccharoid

[ sak-uh-roid ]

adjectiveGeology.(of rock)
  1. having a granular texture like that of loaf sugar.

Origin of saccharoid

1
First recorded in 1825–35; sacchar- + -oid
  • Also sac·cha·roi·dal [sak-uh-roi-dl] /ˌsæk əˈrɔɪ dl/ .

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British Dictionary definitions for saccharoid

saccharoid

/ (ˈsækəˌrɔɪd) /


adjective
  1. Also: saccharoidal geology having or designating a texture resembling that of loaf sugar: saccharoid marble

noun
  1. biochem any of a group of polysaccharides that remotely resemble sugars, but are not sweet and are often insoluble

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