monosaccharide

== English == === Etymology === From mono- + saccharide. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /mɒn.əʊˈsæk.əˌɹaɪd/ === Noun === monosaccharide (plural monosaccharides) (biochemistry) A simple sugar that has a single ring, such as glucose, fructose or deoxyribose. Synonyms: monosugar, simple sugar; see also Thesaurus:monosaccharide Hyponyms: triose, tetrose, pentose, hexose, heptose Coordinate terms: disaccharide, trisaccharide, tetrasaccharide, oligosaccharide, polysaccharide ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == French == === Etymology === From mono- +‎ saccharide. === Pronunciation === === Noun === monosaccharide m (plural monosaccharides) monosaccharide === Further reading === “monosaccharide”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012