monosaccharide

noun

monosaccharide

noun

UK /mɒn.əʊˈsæk.əˌɹaɪd/

Etymology From mono- + saccharide.

Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Microbiology, Natural sciences, Physical sciences A simple sugar that has a single ring, such as glucose, fructose or deoxyribose.

Synonyms: monosaccharide
Derived terms: aminomonosaccharide, pseudomonosaccharide
Hypernyms: carbohydrate
Hyponyms: triose, tetrose, pentose, hexose, heptose, glucose, fructose, deoxyribose, sarmentose, aldose, enose, septanose, octanose, galactose

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