saccharide
saccharide · saccharides
сахарид
сахарид
Saccharid
The unit structure of carbohydrates, of general formula CₙH₂ₙOₙThe 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.
/ˈsæk.əˌɹaɪd/
Meaning
1 sensesThe 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
Saccharid
сахари́дsaxaríd
сахари́дsaxarýd
More definitions
- an essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals; includes simple sugars with small molecules as well as macromolecular substances; are classified according to the number of monosaccharide groups they contain
Translations
9 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
the unit structure of carbohydrates, of general formula CnH2nOn:
Русский
By meaning 1
the unit structure of carbohydrates, of general formula CnH2nOn:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
the unit structure of carbohydrates, of general formula CnH2nOn:
Forms
plural: saccharides| Singular | saccharide |
|---|---|
| Plural | saccharides |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- an essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals; includes simple sugars with small molecules as well as macromolecular substances; are classified according to the number of monosaccharide groups they contain:carbohydratesugar
Word family
31 related wordsDerivedaminosaccharideanhydrosaccharidedecasaccharidedenatonium saccharidedisaccharidedodecasaccharidefructosaccharideglucosaccharideheptasaccharideheterosaccharidehexasaccharideisomaltosaccharidemaltosaccharidemonosaccharidemycosaccharidenonadecasaccharidenonasaccharidenonsaccharideoligomannosaccharideoligosaccharidepentasaccharidephosphosaccharidepolysaccharidepseudosaccharide