ALL meanings of monosaccharide
mon·o·sac·cha·ride
M m - noun monosaccharide Any of the class of sugars (e.g., glucose) that cannot be hydrolyzed to give a simpler sugar. 1
- noun monosaccharide a carbohydrate that does not hydrolyze, as glucose, fructose, or ribose, occurring naturally or obtained by the hydrolysis of glycosides or polysaccharides. 1
- noun monosaccharide a simple sugar, such as glucose or fructose, that does not hydrolyse to yield other sugars 0
- noun monosaccharide a carbohydrate, CxH2xOx, not decomposable by hydrolysis; esp., a hexose sugar, C6H12O6, as glucose, fructose, or galactose 0