saccharide
(sak′ə rīd′)
noun
- a compound of sugar with an organic base
- any of the carbohydrates; esp., a monosaccharide
Origin:
sacchar- + -ide
See saccharide in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun Any of a series of compounds of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in which the atoms of the latter two elements are in the ratio of 2:1, especially those containing the group C6H10O5.
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