- a compound of sugar with an organic base
- any of the carbohydrates; esp., a monosaccharide
Origin of saccharide
sacchar- + -idesaccharide
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saccharide
noun
Any of a series of sweet-tasting carbohydrates, especially a simple sugar or an oligomer or polymer of simple sugars.
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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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Noun
(plural saccharides)
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saccharide - Medical Definition
n.
Any of a series of sweet-tasting carbohydrates, especially a simple sugar or an oligomer or polymer of simple sugars.
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