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saccharide definition

sac·cha·ride (sak′ə rīd′)

noun

  1. a compound of sugar with an organic base
  2. any of the carbohydrates; esp., a monosaccharide

Etymology: sacchar- + -ide

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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