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monosaccharide definition

mono·sac·cha·ride (män′ō sak′ə rīd′)

noun

a carbohydrate, CHO, not decomposable by hydrolysis; esp., a hexose sugar, CHO, as glucose, fructose, or galactose

Etymology: mono- + saccharide

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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