: a monosaccharide sugar or combination of sugars : carbohydrate
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebBlood types bear two different kinds of saccharide (sugar) molecules on the surface of red blood cells. Loïc Mangin, Scientific American, 30 Apr. 2020
Word History
First Known Use
1895, in the meaning defined above
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