saccharide

[ sak-uh-rahyd, -er-id ]
/ ˈsæk əˌraɪd, -ər ɪd /

noun Chemistry.

an organic compound containing a sugar or sugars.
a simple sugar; monosaccharide.
an ester of sucrose.

Origin of saccharide

1855–60; sacchar- + -ide

Words nearby saccharide

sacchar-, saccharase, saccharate, saccharic, saccharic acid, saccharide, sacchariferous, saccharify, saccharimeter, saccharimetry, saccharin

Example sentences from the Web for saccharide

  • Some glucosides contain more than one saccharide group, possibly as di- or trisaccharides.

    The Chemistry of Plant Life |Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher

British Dictionary definitions for saccharide

saccharide
/ (ˈsækəˌraɪd, -rɪd) /

noun

any sugar or other carbohydrate, esp a simple sugar

Medical definitions for saccharide

saccharide
[ săk′ə-rīd′ ]

n.

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.

Scientific definitions for saccharide

saccharide
[ săk′ə-rīd′ ]

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.