Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of a series of sweet-tasting carbohydrates, especially a simple sugar or an oligomer or polymer of simple sugars.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A compound of sugar with a base; a sucrate.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun biochemistry The
unit structure ofcarbohydrates , ofgeneral formula CnH2nOn. Either the simplesugars orpolymers such asstarch andcellulose . The saccharides exist in either aring or shortchain conformation , and typically contain five or sixcarbon atoms .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun 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
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Examples
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Additional ingredients such as saccharide, may be added to enhance either the flavor or the fermentation process.
Inventor Spot - Inventions, Innovations, and Interesting Ideas for the Inventor in All of Us 2009
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Celebrity skin guru Ole Henriksen places equal emphasis on science and nature, mixing some high-tech ingredients like saccharide isomerate, which helps to regulate moisture and reduce dryness, with a long list of unusual natural ones, including African red tea.
Pore Man Sameer Reddy 2011
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The FDA noted that "the saccharide composition (glucose to fructose ratio) of HFCS is approximately the same as that of honey, invert sugar and the disaccharide sucrose (table sugar)."
Tara Stiles: High Fructose Corn Syrup: A Sweet Surprise For America? 2009
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With a complex molecule, say a complex saccharide, polypeptide, or DNA the electrons are arranged in what I can only describe in more “artistic” systems.
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Quantum Mechanics, But Were Afraid to Ask Sean 2008
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Microbial utilization of mono - and di-saccharide residues
Chapter 5 1979
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Microbial utilization of mono - and di-saccharide residues
Chapter 5 1979
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As fossil fuels become scarcer, many nations may need to turn to the ethanol fermentation of waste saccharide materials as a source of energy (7).
Chapter 5 1979
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IntroductionMicrobial utilization of mono - and di-saccharide residuesMicrobial conversion of starchy residuesMicrobial conversion of complex mixtures of compounds (Polysaccharides, Proteins, Lipids, etc.)
Chapter 5 1979
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Glucosamine is an amino saccharide and a natural component of joint cartilage.
Wil's Ebay E-Store amp;34;Nutrition 2010
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Glucosamine is an amino saccharide and a natural component of joint cartilage.
Wil's Ebay E-Store amp;34;Nutrition 2010
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