Medical term:

saccharide

[sak´ah-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.

sac·cha·ride

(sak'ă-rīd),

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 monosaccharide groups composing them. See: carbohydrates.
See also: carbohydrates.

[sacchari- + Fr. -ide, combining form signifying the more electronegative of the two elements in a binary compound]

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saccharide

(săk′ə-rīd′)

Any of a series of sweet-tasting carbohydrates, especially a simple sugar or an oligomer or polymer of simple sugars.

sac·cha·ride

(sak'ă-rīd)

Any substance that is either a simple sugar 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 monosaccharide groups composing them.

[sacchari- + Fr. -ide, combining form signifying the more electronegative of the two elements in a binary compound]

Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

sac·cha·rides

(sak'ă-rīdz)

A group of carbohydrates that includes the sugars. Saccharides are classified as mono-, di-, tri-, and polysaccharides according to the number of saccharide units (C₆H₁₀O₅) composing them.
See also: carbohydrates

sac·cha·rides

(sak'ă-rīdz)

A group of carbohydrates that includes the sugars.

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