Look up: saccharide

1. Saccharide
   an organic compound containing a sugar or sugars.
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2. saccharide
   (sak´ә-rīd) one of a series of carbohydrates, including the sugars; they are divided into monosaccharides, disaccharides, trisaccharides, and polysaccharides according to the number of saccharide groups composing them.
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3. saccharide
   Type: Term Pronunciation: sak′ă-rīd Definitions: 1. Any substance that is either a simple sugar (aldose or ketose) or a compound of such substances in glycosidic linkage to each other. Saccharides are classified as mono-, di-, tri-, and polysaccharides according to the number of mono...
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4. saccharide
   Another name for a sugar
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