saccharide

noun

sac·​cha·​ride ˈsa-kə-ˌrīd How to pronounce saccharide (audio)
: a monosaccharide sugar or combination of sugars : carbohydrate

Examples of saccharide in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Our editors love this BB cream for its smooth, barely-there feel, which is due to a hydrating duo of humectants sodium PCA and saccharide isomerate, a hydrator derived from sugar moelcules. Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 3 Sep. 2024 The non-stripping formula has already won over the hearts of Allure editors with its super-hydrating seaweed, glycerin, and sugar complex (saccharide isomerate) blend. Annie Blackman, Allure, 15 Aug. 2024 The formula is a gel-cream that hydrates skin with ingredients like collagen-boosting copper peptides, smoothing saccharide isomerate, moisture-retaining sodium PCA, and calming zinc oxide. Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 8 Mar. 2024 Blood types bear two different kinds of saccharide (sugar) molecules on the surface of red blood cells. Loïc Mangin, Scientific American, 30 Apr. 2020

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Word History

First Known Use

1895, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of saccharide was in 1895

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“Saccharide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/saccharide. Accessed 29 Sep. 2024.

Medical Definition

saccharide

noun
sac·​cha·​ride
ˈsak-ə-ˌrīd also -rəd
: a simple sugar, combination of sugars, or polymerized sugar see disaccharide, monosaccharide, oligosaccharide, polysaccharide, trisaccharide
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