Meanings
plural saccharides
- biochemistryThe 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
1 more example
The saccharides include such substances as dextrose and levulose, which are typical examples of the two classes into which these bodies are divisible, viz. the Aldoses and Ketoses.
1895, Richard Lloyd Whiteley, chapter XXXV, in Organic Chemistry: The Fatty Compounds, London; New York: Longmans, Green, and Co., →OCLC, page 263
Synonyms & antonyms
nounan 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
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱorkeh₂
- Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćárkaraH
- Proto-Indo-Aryan*śárkaraH
- Sanskritशर्क॑रा (śárkarā)
- Palisakkharā
- Ancient Greekσάκχαρ (sákkhar)
- Latinsaccharon
- Latinsaccharum
- Englishsaccharo-
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
- Englishsaccharide
Translations
Catalan sacàrid
- sacàridthe unit structure of carbohydrates, of general formula CnH2nOn
Chinese Mandarin 糖類 /糖类
- 糖類 /糖类 (tánglèi)the unit structure of carbohydrates, of general formula CnH2nOn
Czech sacharid
- sacharidthe unit structure of carbohydrates, of general formula CnH2nOn
Dutch sacharide
- sacharidethe unit structure of carbohydrates, of general formula CnH2nOn
Esperanto sakarido
- sakaridothe unit structure of carbohydrates, of general formula CnH2nOn
Finnish sakkaridi
- sakkaridithe unit structure of carbohydrates, of general formula CnH2nOn
French saccharide
- saccharidethe unit structure of carbohydrates, of general formula CnH2nOn
German Saccharid
- Saccharidthe unit structure of carbohydrates, of general formula CnH2nOn
Greek σακχαρίτης
- σακχαρίτης (sakcharítis)the unit structure of carbohydrates, of general formula CnH2nOn
Icelandic sykra
- sykrathe unit structure of carbohydrates, of general formula CnH2nOn
Italian saccaride
- saccaridethe unit structure of carbohydrates, of general formula CnH2nOn
Japanese 糖質
- 糖質 (tōshitsu)the unit structure of carbohydrates, of general formula CnH2nOn
Korean 당질
- 당질 (dangjil)the unit structure of carbohydrates, of general formula CnH2nOn
Malay sakarida
- sakaridathe unit structure of carbohydrates, of general formula CnH2nOn
Polish sacharyd
- sacharydthe unit structure of carbohydrates, of general formula CnH2nOn
Portuguese sacarídeo
- sacarídeothe unit structure of carbohydrates, of general formula CnH2nOn
Romanian zaharidă
- zaharidăthe unit structure of carbohydrates, of general formula CnH2nOn
Russian сахари́д
- сахари́д (saxaríd)the unit structure of carbohydrates, of general formula CnH2nOn
Slovak sacharid
- sacharidthe unit structure of carbohydrates, of general formula CnH2nOn
Spanish sacárido
- sacáridothe unit structure of carbohydrates, of general formula CnH2nOn
Swedish sackarid
- sackaridthe unit structure of carbohydrates, of general formula CnH2nOn
Turkish sakkarit
- sakkaritthe unit structure of carbohydrates, of general formula CnH2nOn
Ukrainian сахари́д
- сахари́д (saxarýd)the unit structure of carbohydrates, of general formula CnH2nOn
Cite this entry
saccharide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saccharide
“saccharide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saccharide. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “saccharide,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saccharide.
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