As a noun saccharide
is .
As a letter x is
the twenty-fourth letter of the.
As a symbol x is
voiceless velar fricative.
saccharide
Noun
(
en noun)
(carbohydrate) 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.
Synonyms
* See also
Derived terms
(terms derived from "saccharide")
* monosaccharide
* disaccharide
* trisaccharide
* oligosaccharide
* polysaccharide
Related terms
(terms related to "saccharide")
* triose
* tetrose
* pentose
* hexose
* heptose
x
Translingual
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(
wikipedia X)
Etymology 1
Letter
The twenty-fourth letter of the .
Symbol
(
mul-symbol)
A symbol of the IPA, representing a voiceless uvular fricative.
strike
Etymology 2
Possibly from skull and crossbones
Derived terms
* XXX
See also
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Image:Fraktur letter X.png, Uppercase and lowercase X in Fraktur
Roman numerals
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