an essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals; includes simple sugars with small molecules as well as macromolecular substances; are classified according to the number of monosaccharide groups they contain
Type | Words |
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Synonyms | carbohydrate, saccharide |
Type of | macromolecule, supermolecule |
Has types | wood sugar, cane sugar, jaggary, jaggery, jagghery, maple sugar, beet sugar, monosaccharide, monosaccharose, oligosaccharide, polyose, polysaccharide, ribose, simple sugar, xylose, deoxyribose, invert sugar |
Type | Words |
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Synonyms | refined sugar |
Type of | sweetener, sweetening |
Has types | caramelized sugar, corn sugar, sugarloaf, granulated sugar, beet sugar, sugar loaf, loaf sugar, lump sugar, cane sugar, brown sugar, caramel |
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