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monosaccharide

Syllabification: (mon·o·sac·cha·ride)

Definition of monosaccharide

noun

Chemistry
  • any of the class of sugars (e.g., glucose) that cannot be hydrolyzed to give a simpler sugar.

monosaccharide in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of monosaccharide in the British & World English dictionary