As nouns the difference between saccharin and saccharide
is that saccharin is a white, crystalline powder, C7H5NO3S, used as an artificial sweetener in food products while saccharide is 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.
saccharin
Noun
(-)
(chemistry) a white, crystalline powder, C7H5NO3S, used as an artificial sweetener in food products
Synonyms
* when used as a sweetener
Anagrams
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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
