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saccharide

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈsæk.əˌɹaɪd/
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  • US: /ˈsæk.əˌɹaɪd/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

Examples

  • Holonyms: monosaccharide, oligosaccharide, polysaccharide

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: carbohydrate, sugar

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: macromolecule, supermolecule

Narrower terms: ribose, beet sugar, cane sugar, deoxyribose, invert sugar, maple sugar, monosaccharide, monosaccharose, simple sugar, oligosaccharide, polysaccharide, polyose, jaggery, jagghery, jaggary, wood sugar, xylose

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh2 Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćárkaraH Proto-Indo-Aryan *śárkaraH Sanskrit शर्क॑रा (śárkarā) Pali sakkharābor. Ancient Greek σάκχᾰρον (sákkhăron)bor. Latin saccharon Latin saccharum English saccharo- Proto-Indo-European *dheh1-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idusder. English -ide English saccharide From saccharo- + -ide.

Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: сахары́д (saxarýd) — the unit structure of carbohydrates, of general formula CnH2nOn
  • Catalan: sacàrid — the unit structure of carbohydrates, of general formula CnH2nOn
  • Chinese Mandarin: 糖類 /糖类 (tánglèi) — the unit structure of carbohydrates, of general formula CnH2nOn
  • Czech: sacharid — the unit structure of carbohydrates, of general formula CnH2nOn
  • Dutch: sacharide — the unit structure of carbohydrates, of general formula CnH2nOn
  • Esperanto: sakarido — the unit structure of carbohydrates, of general formula CnH2nOn
  • Finnish: sakkaridi — the unit structure of carbohydrates, of general formula CnH2nOn
  • French: saccharide — the unit structure of carbohydrates, of general formula CnH2nOn
  • German: Saccharid — the unit structure of carbohydrates, of general formula CnH2nOn
  • Greek: σακχαρίτης (sakcharítis) — the unit structure of carbohydrates, of general formula CnH2nOn
  • Icelandic: sykra — the unit structure of carbohydrates, of general formula CnH2nOn
  • Italian: saccaride — the unit structure of carbohydrates, of general formula CnH2nOn
  • Japanese: 糖質 (tōshitsu) — the unit structure of carbohydrates, of general formula CnH2nOn
  • Korean: 당질 (dangjil) — the unit structure of carbohydrates, of general formula CnH2nOn
  • Malay: sakarida — the unit structure of carbohydrates, of general formula CnH2nOn
  • Polish: sacharyd — the unit structure of carbohydrates, of general formula CnH2nOn
  • Portuguese: sacarídeo — the unit structure of carbohydrates, of general formula CnH2nOn
  • Romanian: zaharidă — the unit structure of carbohydrates, of general formula CnH2nOn
  • Russian: сахари́д (saxaríd) — the unit structure of carbohydrates, of general formula CnH2nOn
  • Slovak: sacharid — the unit structure of carbohydrates, of general formula CnH2nOn
  • Spanish: sacárido — the unit structure of carbohydrates, of general formula CnH2nOn
  • Swedish: sackarid — the unit structure of carbohydrates, of general formula CnH2nOn
  • Turkish: sakkarit — the unit structure of carbohydrates, of general formula CnH2nOn
  • Ukrainian: сахари́д (saxarýd) — the unit structure of carbohydrates, of general formula CnH2nOn