noun ·5 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A simple sugar that has a single ring, such as glucose, fructose or deoxyribose.
2. 2
   a sugar (like sucrose or fructose) that does not hydrolyse to give other sugars; the simplest group of carbohydrates wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

carbohydrateglucose moleculemonosaccharoseribosesimple sugarstarch

Antonyms

All antonyms

glycogenhmopolyosestachyose

Etymology

From mono- + saccharide.