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Carbohydrate

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saccharidenoun	(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.
sugarnoun	(uncountable) Sucrose in the form of small crystals, obtained from sugar cane or sugar beet and used to sweeten food and drink.

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Word	Definition
saccharidenoun	(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.
sugarnoun	(uncountable) Sucrose in the form of small crystals, obtained from sugar cane or sugar beet and used to sweeten food and drink.
glucosenoun	(biochemistry) A simple monosaccharide (sugar) with a molecular formula of C₆H₁₂O₆; a principle source of energy for cellular metabolism.
hydrocarbonnoun	(organic chemistry) A compound consisting only of carbon and hydrogen atoms.
hydratenoun	(chemistry) A solid compound containing or linked to water molecules.
polysaccharidenoun	(biochemistry) A polymer made of many saccharide units linked by glycosidic bonds.
monosaccharidenoun	(biochemistry) A simple sugar that has a single ring, such as glucose, fructose or deoxyribose.
disaccharidenoun	(biochemistry) Any sugar, such as sucrose, maltose and lactose, consisting of two monosaccharides combined together.
oligosaccharidenoun	(biochemistry) A polysaccharide of low molecular weight, being a polymer of between three and eight monosaccharide units.
maltosenoun	(biochemistry) A disaccharide, C₁₂H₂₂O₁₁ formed from the digestion of starch by amylase; is converted to glucose by maltase; it is an isomer of trehalose
cellulosenoun	A complex carbohydrate that forms the main constituent of the cell wall in most plants and is important in the manufacture of numerous products, such as paper, textiles, pharmaceuticals, and explosives.
amylosenoun	(biochemistry) The soluble form of starch (the insoluble form being amylopectin) that is a linear polymer of glucose.
glycogennoun	(biochemistry) A polysaccharide that is the main form of carbohydrate storage in animals; converted to glucose as needed.
starchnoun	(uncountable) A widely diffused vegetable substance, found especially in seeds, bulbs and tubers, as extracted (e.g. from potatoes, corn, rice, etc.) in the form of a white, glistening, granular or powdery substance, without taste or smell, and giving a very peculiar creaking sound when rubbed between the fingers. It is used as a food, in the production of commercial grape sugar, for stiffening linen in laundries, in making paste, etc.
fructosenoun	(biochemistry) A monosaccharide ketose sugar, formula C₆H₁₂O₆.
sucrosenoun	(biochemistry) A disaccharide with formula C₁₂H₂₂O₁₁, consisting of two simple sugars, glucose and fructose; normal culinary sugar.
lactosenoun	(biochemistry) The disaccharide sugar of milk and dairy products, C₁₂H₂₂O₁₁, a product of glucose and galactose used as a food and in medicinal compounds.
glucidenoun	(biochemistry) Synonym of glycose.
amylopectinnoun	(biochemistry) A highly branched, insoluble form of starch (the soluble form being amylose)
dextrinnoun	(biochemistry) Any of a range of oligomers of glucose, intermediate in complexity between maltose and starch, produced by the enzymatic hydrolysis of starch; used commercially as adhesives.