saccharide
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Synonyms: saccharine, saccharize, saccharise, disaccharide, saccharin, saccharic, saccharose, saccharify, saccharase, saccharate, saccharoid
Antonyms: saccharine, saccharize, saccharise, disaccharide, saccharin, saccharic, saccharose, saccharify, saccharase, saccharate, saccharoid
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Noun
- {{lb|en|carbohydrate}} The [[unit]] [[structure]] of [[carbohydrate]]s, of [[general formula]] C<sub>n</sub>H<sub>2n</sub>O<sub>n</sub>. Either the simple [[sugar]]s or [[polymer]]s such as [[starch]] and [[cellulose]]. The saccharides exist in either a [[ring]] or short [[chain]] [[conformation]], and typically contain five or six [[carbon]] [[atoms]].
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