PENTOSIDES Synonyms

• foodstuff rich in natural starch (especially potatoes, rice, bread)

• 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

• any of various polysaccharides obtained by hydrolysis of starch; a tasteless and odorless gummy substance that is used as a thickening agent and in adhesives and in dietary supplements

• any of a variety of carbohydrates that yield two monosaccharide molecules on complete hydrolysis

• Any polysaccharide that is a polymer of glucose

• (cabrohydrate) Any polysaccharide or oligosaccharide, especially one that is part of a glycoprotein or glycolipid.

• a group of compounds derived from monosaccharides

• A mixture of several plant polysaccharides, of smaller molecular weight than cellulose, that are soluble in dilute alkali; they are involved in the manufacture of paper, and are used in the production of furfural and ethanol.

• a sugar (like sucrose or fructose) that does not hydrolyse to give other sugars; the simplest group of carbohydrates

• any of a class of carbohydrates whose molecules contain chains of monosaccharide molecules

• 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

• a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative

• 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

• informal terms for money

• sweeten with sugar

• any of the carbohydrates that yield only a few monosaccharide molecules on complete hydrolysis