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mon⋅o⋅sac⋅cha⋅ride

  [mon-uh-sak-uh-rahyd, -er-id]
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–noun Chemistry.
a carbohydrate that does not hydrolyze, as glucose, fructose, or ribose, occurring naturally or obtained by the hydrolysis of glycosides or polysaccharides.
Also, mon⋅o⋅sac⋅cha⋅rose  [mon-uh-sak-uh-rohs] .

Origin:
1895–1900; mono- + saccharide
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mon·o·sac·cha·ride   (mŏn'ə-sāk'ə-rīd', -rĭd)   
n.  Any of several carbohydrates, such as tetroses, pentoses, and hexoses, that cannot be broken down to simpler sugars by hydrolysis. Also called simple sugar.
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Main Entry: mono·sac·cha·ride
Pronunciation: "män-&-'sak-&-"rId
Function: noun
: a sugar not decomposable to simpler sugarsby hydrolysis called also simple sugar
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monosaccharide mon·o·sac·cha·ride (mŏn'ə-sāk'ə-rīd', -rĭd)
n.
A carbohydrate that cannot be decomposed to a simpler carbohydrate by hydrolysis, especially one of the hexoses. Also called simple sugar.

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