Saccharide

/sˈakɑːɹˌaɪd/

/sˈækɑːɹˌaɪd/

Saccharide

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

synonyms : carbohydrate

sugar

Examples

1. It has saccharides.

2. And that whole class, saccharides, we also associate with carbohydrates.

3. So saccharide means it's a sugar, it's a single sugar.

4. So the monomer-- and you should know this-- is called a monosaccharide, where saccharide sounds like saccharin.

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