1. monosaccharide

noun. ['ˌmɑːnəˈsækɝˌaɪd'] a sugar (like sucrose or fructose) that does not hydrolyse to give other sugars; the simplest group of carbohydrates.

Rhymes with Monosaccharide

• polysaccharide

Sentences with monosaccharide

1. Noun, singular or mass
Fructose can also be found as a free monosaccharide, however, this is not common.

2. Adjective
Oligosaccharides are short chains of three to nine monosaccharide units.

3. Adverb
Dextrose, like fructose and glucose, is a monosaccharide known as simple sugar.