noun
Meaning 1
Synonym of monosaccharide.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: monosaccharide
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
simple sugar
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noun
Meaning 2
a sugar (like sucrose or fructose) that does not hydrolyse to give other sugars; the simplest group of carbohydrates
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: monosaccharide, monosaccharose
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: carbohydrate, saccharide, sugar
Narrower terms: triose, tetrose, pentose, hexose, aldose, ketose
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