monosaccharide
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English
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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
Synonyms
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[edit]Translations
[edit]a simple sugar, composed of a single ring
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French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From mono- + saccharide.
Pronunciation
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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.