Saccharides Saccharide is another name for a carbohydrate Simple saccharides are the monosaccharides, commonly called sugars. Glucose is an example of a monosaccharide. We use terms monosaccharide, oligosaccharide or polysaccharide to refer to compounds composed of a single sugar, several sugars linked together, or many sugars linked together, respectivelySaccharides Saccharide is another name for a carbohydrate. Simple saccharides are the monosaccharides, commonly called sugars. Glucose is an example of a monosaccharide. We use terms monosaccharide, oligosaccharide, or polysaccharide to refer to compounds composed of a single sugar, several sugars linked together, or many sugars linked together, respectively