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monosaccharose

monosaccharose

9.9
A single sugar that cannot be broken into smaller sugars
  • noun
  • /ˌmɒnəˈsækəroʊs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : monosacárido
  • A monosaccharose is the simplest form of sugar.

Examples

  • The basic unit of many polysaccharides is a monosaccharose molecule.

  • Glucose is a type of monosaccharose.

  • Glucose is a common example of a monosaccharose found in nature.

  • Scientists study monosaccharose structures to understand carbohydrate metabolism.

  • Glucose is a common example of a monosaccharose found in nature.

  • Scientists study monosaccharose structures to understand carbohydrate metabolism.

  • The basic unit of many polysaccharides is a monosaccharose molecule.

Synonyms

monosaccharide
vsmonosaccharose
  • Specialized
1 6.8

A simple sugar that cannot be split into smaller sugars like glucose or fructose

is an alternate or less technical name for the same basic sugar
simple sugar
vsmonosaccharose
  • Specialized
1 3.7

A small sweet part of food the body uses for quick energy, like glucose or fructose

is the more technical or formal term for this basic sugar

Surface Forms

monosaccharose singular
monosaccharoses plural

Morphology

monosaccharose = saccharose (semi-transparent) = mono + saccharose

The word is built from the productive prefix mono- plus saccharose, but the term is technical and not especially common for most learners.

Etymology

Monosaccharose comes from parts that mean 'one' and 'sugar': mono- 'one', sacchar- 'sugar', and the ending -ose 'sugar', as in glucose and fructose. So, a monosaccharose is literally a 'single sugar', the simplest kind of carbohydrate.