noun ·5 syllables ·Uncommon ·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

simple sugarcarbohydratedisaccharidemonosaccharosemonosugaroligosaccharide

Etymology

From mono- + saccharide.

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