Usually means: Basic units of carbohydrates, sugars.
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  1. saccharides: Merriam-Webster
  2. saccharides: Collins English Dictionary
  3. saccharides: Vocabulary.com
  4. saccharides: Wiktionary
  5. saccharides: Dictionary.com
  6. Saccharides: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  7. saccharides: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. saccharides: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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  3. saccharides: Medical dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (saccharide)

noun:  (biochemistry) 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.
▸ Also see saccharide


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