SACCHARIDE


Meaning of SACCHARIDE in English

/sak"euh ruyd', -euhr id/ , n. Chem.

1. an organic compound containing a sugar or sugars.

2. a simple sugar; monosaccharide.

3. an ester of sucrose.

[ 1855-60; SACCHAR- + -IDE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .