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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

physical entity go
an entity that has physical existence

thing go
a separate and self-contained entity

unit, building block go
a single undivided natural thing occurring in the composition of something else

molecule go
(physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound

macromolecule, supermolecule go
any very large complex molecule

sugar, carbohydrate, saccharide
an essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals

noun.substance

11 Subcategories

ribose go
a pentose sugar important as a component of ribonucleic acid
beet sugar go
sugar made from sugar beets
cane sugar go
sucrose obtained from sugar cane
deoxyribose go
a sugar that is a constituent of nucleic acids
invert sugar go
a mixture of equal parts of glucose and fructose resulting from the hydrolysis of sucrose
maple sugar go
sugar made from the sap of the sugar maple tree
monosaccharide, monosaccharose, simple sugar go
a sugar (like sucrose or fructose) that does not hydrolyse to give other sugars
oligosaccharide go
any of the carbohydrates that yield only a few monosaccharide molecules on complete hydrolysis
polysaccharide, polyose go
any of a class of carbohydrates whose molecules contain chains of monosaccharide molecules
jaggery, jagghery, jaggary go
unrefined brown sugar made from palm sap
wood sugar, xylose go
a sugar extracted from wood or straw