In context|carbohydrate|lang=en terms the difference between saccharide and nonose
is that
saccharide is (carbohydrate) the unit structure of carbohydrates, of general formula c
nh
2no
n 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 while
nonose is (carbohydrate) a sugar or saccharide containing nine carbon atoms.
As nouns the difference between saccharide and nonose
is that
saccharide is (carbohydrate) the unit structure of carbohydrates, of general formula c
nh
2no
n 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 while
nonose is (carbohydrate) a sugar or saccharide containing nine carbon atoms.