saccharide

Noun

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

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

sugar carbohydrate bread glucose starch cabbage sucrose glycoprotein polysaccharide glucoside boodle glycogenic macromolecule oligosaccharide disaccharide

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Hypernyms

macromolecule supermolecule

Hyponyms

jaggery polysaccharide cane sugar monosaccharide oligosaccharide xylose

Phrases with the word

tetra-saccharide non-saccharide

Close letter words and terms

saccharic saccharic acid saccharidase saccharidic saccharidosis sacchariferous