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monosaccharide

mo·no·sacc·haride

UK/mɒn.əʊˈsæk.əˌɹaɪd/ US/ˌmɑnʌˈsækɜrˌaɪd/ uncommon

noun

1.

a sugar (like sucrose or fructose) that does not hydrolyse to give other sugars; the simplest group of carbohydrates

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Origin

From mono- + saccharide.

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