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

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The star ingredients here are moisture-binding saccharide isomerate, oil-absorbing niacinamide, and a heptapeptide blend that supports barrier function. Sarah Han, Allure, 30 Sep. 2024 Our editors love this BB cream for its smooth, barely-there feel, which is due to a hydrating duo of humectants sodium PCA and saccharide isomerate, a hydrator derived from sugar moelcules. Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 3 Sep. 2024 The non-stripping formula has already won over the hearts of Allure editors with its super-hydrating seaweed, glycerin, and sugar complex (saccharide isomerate) blend. Annie Blackman, Allure, 15 Aug. 2024 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. 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

Word History

First Known Use

1895, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 12 Dec. 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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