"saccharide" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsæk.əˌɹaɪd/ [UK], /ˈsæk.əˌɹaɪd/ [US], /ˈsæk.ɚ.ɪd/ [US] Audio: en-us-saccharide.ogg [US] Forms: saccharides [plural]
Etymology: From saccharo- + -ide. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|saccharo|ide}} saccharo- + -ide Head templates: {{en-noun}} saccharide (plural saccharides)
  1. (biochemistry) 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. Wikipedia link: saccharide Categories (topical): Carbohydrates Related terms: heptose, hexose, pentose, tetrose, triose Translations (the unit structure of carbohydrates, of general formula CnH2nOn): сахары́д (saxarýd) [masculine] (Belarusian), sacàrid [masculine] (Catalan), 糖類 (Chinese Mandarin), 糖类 (tánglèi) (Chinese Mandarin), sacharid [masculine] (Czech), sacharide [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), sakarido (Esperanto), sakkaridi (Finnish), saccharide [formal, masculine] (French), Saccharid [neuter] (German), σακχαρίτης (sakcharítis) [masculine] (Greek), sykra [feminine] (Icelandic), saccaride (Italian), 糖質 (tōshitsu) (alt: とうしつ) (Japanese), 당질 (dangjil) (alt: 糖質) (Korean), sacharyd [masculine] (Polish), sacarídeo [masculine] (Portuguese), zaharidă [feminine] (Romanian), сахари́д (saxaríd) [masculine] (Russian), sacharid [masculine] (Slovak), sackarid (Swedish), sakkarit (Turkish), сахари́д (saxarýd) [masculine] (Ukrainian)

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