saccharide
nounEtymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćárkaraH Proto-Indo-Aryan *śárkaraH Sanskrit शर्क॑रा (śárkarā) Pali sakkharābor. Ancient Greek σάκχᾰρον (sákkhăron)bor. Latin saccharon Latin saccharum English saccharo- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idusder. English -ide English saccharide From saccharo- + -ide.
- derived from -ide English saccharide From saccharo- + -ide
- derived from *-iðos Latin -idusder✻
- derived from sakkharābor
Definitions
The unit structure of carbohydrates, of general formula CₙH₂ₙOₙ. Either the simple sugars…
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.
- Holonyms: monosaccharide, oligosaccharide, polysaccharide
- The saccharides include such substances as dextrose and levulose, which are typical examples of the two classes into which these bodies are divisible, viz. the Aldoses and Ketoses.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at saccharide. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at saccharide. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
9 hops · closes at saccharide
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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