saccharide
noun
sac·cha·ride
ˈsa-kə-ˌrīd 
: a monosaccharide sugar or combination of sugars : carbohydrate
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The formula is a gel-cream that hydrates skin with ingredients like collagen-boosting copper peptides, smoothing saccharide isomerate, moisture-retaining sodium PCA, and calming zinc oxide.
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Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 8 Mar. 2024
Blood types bear two different kinds of saccharide (sugar) molecules on the surface of red blood cells.
—Loïc Mangin, Scientific American, 30 Apr. 2020
Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 8 Mar. 2024
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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“Saccharide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/saccharide. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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