monosaccharide
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mon·o·sac·cha·ride
(mŏn′ə-săk′ə-rīd′, -rĭd)n.
Any of several carbohydrates, such as tetroses, pentoses, and hexoses, that cannot be broken down to simpler sugars by hydrolysis. Also called simple sugar.
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monosaccharide
(ˌmɒnəʊˈsækəˌraɪd; -rɪd)n
(Biochemistry) 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
(ˌmɒn əˈsæk əˌraɪd, -ər ɪd)n.
a carbohydrate that does not hydrolyze, as glucose or fructose.
[1895–1900]
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mon·o·sac·cha·ride
(mŏn′ə-săk′ə-rīd′) Any of a class of simple carbohydrates that cannot be broken down to simpler sugars by hydrolysis. Fructose is a monosaccharide.
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Noun | 1. | monosaccharide - a sugar (like sucrose or fructose) that does not hydrolyse to give other sugars; the simplest group of carbohydrates triose - any monosaccharide sugar containing three atoms of carbon per molecule tetrose - any monosaccharide sugar containing four atoms of carbon per molecule pentose - any monosaccharide sugar containing five atoms of carbon per molecule hexose - a monosaccharide that contains six carbon atoms per molecule aldose - a monosaccharide sugar that contains the aldehyde group or is hemiacetal carbohydrate, saccharide, sugar - an essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals; includes simple sugars with small molecules as well as macromolecular substances; are classified according to the number of monosaccharide groups they contain ketose - any monosaccharide sugar that contains a ketone group or its hemiacetal |
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Translations
monosakkaridi
monosaccharide
monosackarid
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mon·o·sac·cha·ride
n. monosacárido, azúcar simple.
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