Associations to the word «Monosaccharide»

Wiktionary

MONOSACCHARIDE, noun. (carbohydrate) A simple sugar such as glucose, fructose or deoxyribose that has a single ring.

Dictionary definition

MONOSACCHARIDE, noun. A sugar (like sucrose or fructose) that does not hydrolyse to give other sugars; the simplest group of carbohydrates.

Wise words

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