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saccharides

saccharides is the plural of saccharide.

Meaning of saccharide

Noun

saccharide (plural saccharides)

  1. 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

Questions about saccharides

What is saccharides the plural of?
Saccharides is the plural of saccharide.

Words near saccharides in the dictionary

  1. saccharibacterium
  2. saccharic
  3. saccharic acid
  4. saccharidase
  5. saccharide
  6. saccharides
  7. saccharidic
  8. saccharidosis
  9. sacchariferous
  10. saccharification
  11. saccharifications

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