2an 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
Synonymscarbohydrate, saccharide,
Hyponymsbeet sugar, cane sugar, deoxyribose, invert sugar, jaggery, maple sugar, monosaccharide, oligosaccharide, polysaccharide, ribose, wood sugar,
Hypernymsmacromolecule,
Type ofmacromolecule, supermolecule,
Typesbeet sugar, cane sugar, deoxyribose, invert sugar, jaggary, jaggery, jagghery, maple sugar, monosaccharide, monosaccharose, oligosaccharide, polyose, polysaccharide, ribose, simple sugar, wood sugar, xylose,