- a simple sugar, such as glucose or fructose, that does not hydrolyse to yield other sugars
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mon•o•sac•cha•ride
(mon′ə sak′ə rīd′, -ər id),USA pronunciation n. [Chem.]
- Chemistrya carbohydrate that does not hydrolyze, as glucose, fructose, or ribose, occurring naturally or obtained by the hydrolysis of glycosides or polysaccharides.
- mono- + saccharide 1895–1900
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monosaccharide /ˌmɒnəʊˈsækəˌraɪd; -rɪd/ n
'monosaccharide' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
glucose
- hexose
- oligosaccharide
- polysaccharide
- aminosugar
- complex carbohydrate
- ganglioside
- heptose
- ketose
- pentose
- pyranose
- triose
- trisaccharide
- saccharide
- simple carbohydrate
- simple sugar