monosaccharide
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From mono- + saccharide.
Noun[edit]
monosaccharide (plural monosaccharides)
- (biochemistry) A simple sugar such as glucose, fructose or deoxyribose that has a single ring
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Translations[edit]
a simple sugar, composed of a single ring
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From mono- + saccharide.
Pronunciation[edit]
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Noun[edit]
monosaccharide m (plural monosaccharides)
Further reading[edit]
- “monosaccharide”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.