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English noun: monosaccharide

1. monosaccharide (substance) a sugar (like sucrose or fructose) that does not hydrolyse to give other sugars; the simplest group of carbohydrates


Synonymsmonosaccharose, simple sugar


Broader (hypernym)carbohydrate, saccharide, sugar


Narrower (hyponym)aldose, hexose, ketose, pentose, tetrose, triose









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