saccharide

noun

sac·​cha·​ride ˈsa-kə-ˌrīd How to pronounce saccharide (audio)
: a monosaccharide sugar or combination of sugars : carbohydrate

Examples of saccharide in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Blood types bear two different kinds of saccharide (sugar) molecules on the surface of red blood cells. Loïc Mangin, Scientific American, 30 Apr. 2020

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Word History

First Known Use

1895, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of saccharide was in 1895

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“Saccharide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/saccharide. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Medical Definition

saccharide

noun
sac·​cha·​ride
ˈsak-ə-ˌrīd also -rəd
: a simple sugar, combination of sugars, or polymerized sugar see disaccharide, monosaccharide, oligosaccharide, polysaccharide, trisaccharide
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