saccharide

See also: Saccharide

English

Etymology

From saccharo- +‎ -ide.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈsæk.əɹ.aɪd/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈsæk.ə.ɹaɪd/
Audio (US) (file)

Noun

saccharide (plural saccharides)

(biochemistry) The unit structure of carbohydrates, of general formula C_nH_2nO_n. 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.

Synonyms

See also Thesaurus:carbohydrate

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

the unit structure of carbohydrates, of general formula C_nH_2nO_n

Catalan: sacàrid m
Esperanto: sakarido
Finnish: sakkaridi
French: (formally) saccharide (fr) m
Icelandic: sykra (is) f
Italian: saccaride (it)
Japanese: 糖質 (ja) (とうしつ, tōshitsu)

Korean: 당질 (ko) (dangjil) (糖質 (ko))
Polish: sacharyd (pl) m
Portuguese: sacarídeo m
Romanian: zaharidă f
Swedish: sackarid (sv)
Turkish: sakkarit

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sa.ka.ʁid/
Audio (Paris) (file)

Noun

saccharide m (plural saccharides)

(chemistry) Alternative form of saccaride

Further reading

“saccharide” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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