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xylose vs saccharide

saccharide vs xylose

xylose and saccharide both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
xylose Yes No No No
saccharide Yes No No No
As nouns, saccharide is a hypernym of xylose; that is, saccharide is a word with a broader meaning than xylose:
  • xylose: a sugar extracted from wood or straw; used in foods for diabetics
  • saccharide: 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
Other hypernyms of xylose include carbohydrate, sugar.
xylose (noun) saccharide (noun)
a sugar extracted from wood or straw; used in foods for diabetics 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
Difference between xylose and saccharide

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