Word

monosaccharide, n.
(monosaccharides)

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

monosaccharide monosaccharose simple sugar

semantic pointers

hyponym

triose tetrose pentose hexose aldose ketose

hypernym

carbohydrate, saccharide, sugar