saccharide /sac·cha·ride/ (sak´ah-rīd) one of a series of carbohydrates, including the sugars.
saccharide
sac·cha·ride (s k  -r d )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. |
saccharide
[sak′ərīd′]
any of a large group of carbohydrates, including all sugars and starches. Almost all carbohydrates are saccharides. See also carbohydrate, sugar.
saccharide
one of a series of carbohydrates, including the sugars; they are divided into monosaccharides, disaccharides, trisaccharides and polysaccharides according to the number of saccharide groups present.
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