n :  a simple sugar, combination of sugars, or polymerized sugar  :  CARBOHYDRATE - see DISACCHARIDE MONOSACCHARIDE OLIGOSACCHARIDE POLYSACCHARIDE TRISACCHARIDE  .
 
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Similar sounding terms:  sac·cha·rate 
 
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