1. (noun) 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

• carbohydrate
• sugar

1. (noun) 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

• beet sugar
• cane sugar
• deoxyribose
• invert sugar
• jaggary
• jaggery
• jagghery
• maple sugar
• monosaccharide
• monosaccharose
• simple sugar
• oligosaccharide
• polyose
• polysaccharide
• ribose
• wood sugar
• xylose

1. (noun) 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

• macromolecule
• supermolecule