saccharide
/ˈsæk.əˌɹaɪd//ˈsæk.əˌɹaɪd/
saccharide noun: the unit structure of carbohydrates, of general formula CₙH₂ₙOₙ. Either the simple sugars or polymers such as starch and cellulose. The saccharides exist in either a ring or short chain conformation, and typically contain five or six carbon atoms.
Noun
saccharide (plural saccharides)
- The unit structure of carbohydrates, of general formula CₙH₂ₙOₙ. Either the simple sugars or polymers such as starch and cellulose. The saccharides exist in either a ring or short chain conformation, and typically contain five or six carbon atoms.
- Holonyms: monosaccharide, oligosaccharide, polysaccharide
- The saccharides include such substances as dextrose and levulose, which are typical examples of the two classes into which these bodies are divisible, viz. the Aldoses and Ketoses.1895, Richard Lloyd Whiteley, chapter XXXV, in Organic Chemistry: The Fatty Compounds, London; New York: Longmans, Green, and Co., →OCLC, page 263
saccharide meaning in Tamil and Malay
saccharide in Tamil
- சக்கரைட்டு
saccharide in Malay
- the unit structure of carbohydrates, of general formula CnH2nOn
- sakarida
Forms of saccharide
| plural | saccharides |
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Origin of saccharide
From saccharo- + -ide.
Words formed from saccharide
- aminosaccharide
- anhydrosaccharide
- decasaccharide
- denatonium saccharide
- disaccharide
- dodecasaccharide
- fructosaccharide
- glucosaccharide
- heptasaccharide
- heterosaccharide
- hexasaccharide
- isomaltosaccharide
- maltosaccharide
- monosaccharide
- mucosaccharide
- mycosaccharide
- nonadecasaccharide
- nonasaccharide
- nonsaccharide
- oligomannosaccharide
- oligosaccharide
- pentasaccharide
- phosphosaccharide
- polysaccharide
- pseudosaccharide
- saccharidic
- saccharidosis
- sialosaccharide
- tetradecasaccharide
- tetrasaccharide
- tridecasaccharide
- trisaccharide
Questions about saccharide
- What does saccharide mean?
- Saccharide means the unit structure of carbohydrates, of general formula CₙH₂ₙOₙ. Either the simple sugars or polymers such as starch and cellulose. The saccharides exist in either a ring or short chain conformation, and typically contain five or six carbon atoms.
- What is saccharide in Tamil?
- Saccharide in Tamil is சக்கரைட்டு. See Saccharide meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is saccharide?
- Saccharide is a noun.
- How do you pronounce saccharide?
- Saccharide is pronounced /ˈsæk.əˌɹaɪd/ (UK).
- What is the plural of saccharide?
- The plural of saccharide is saccharides.
Words near saccharide in the dictionary
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