monosaccharide en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /mɒn.əʊˈsæk.əˌɹaɪd/ (UK)
- (UK) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men-der. Proto-Hellenic *mónwos Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćárkaraH Proto-Indo-Aryan *śárkaraH Sanskrit शर्क॑रा (śárkarā) Pali sakkharābor. Ancient Greek σάκχαρ (sákkhar)bor. Latin saccharon Latin saccharum English saccharo- English -ide English saccharide English monosaccharide From mono- + saccharide.
Meanings
- A simple sugar that has a single ring, such as glucose, fructose or deoxyribose.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| monosaccharides | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
disaccharide · trisaccharide · polysaccharide · tetrasaccharide · oligosaccharide
Deriveds
aminomonosaccharide · pseudomonosaccharide
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
glucose · sarmentose · hexose · fructose · septanose · triose · galactose · enose · deoxyribose · aldose · pentose · octanose · tetrose · heptose
Synonyms
monosugar · monosaccharide · simple sugar
Translations (27)
pl monosacharyd (simple sugar composed of a single ring) · it monosaccaride (simple sugar composed of a single ring) · fr monosaccharide (simple sugar composed of a single ring) · cs monosacharid (simple sugar composed of a single ring) · ms monosakarida (simple sugar composed of a single ring) · eo monosakarido (simple sugar composed of a single ring) · yue 單醣 /单糖 (simple sugar composed of a single ring) · cmn 單醣 /单糖 (simple sugar composed of a single ring) · ca monosacàrid (simple sugar composed of a single ring) · tr monosakkarit (simple sugar composed of a single ring) · fi monosakkaridi (simple sugar composed of a single ring) · fr ose (simple sugar composed of a single ring) · de Monosaccharid (simple sugar composed of a single ring) · cmn 單糖 /单糖 (simple sugar composed of a single ring) · sl monosaharid (simple sugar composed of a single ring) · es monosacárido (simple sugar composed of a single ring) · ro monozaharidă (simple sugar composed of a single ring) · yue 單糖 /单糖 (simple sugar composed of a single ring) · pt monossacarídeo (simple sugar composed of a single ring) · nan-hbl 單糖 /单糖 (simple sugar composed of a single ring) · ka მონოსაქარიდი (simple sugar composed of a single ring) · ru моносахарид (simple sugar composed of a single ring) · pt monossacarídio (simple sugar composed of a single ring) · sv monosackarid (simple sugar composed of a single ring) · hu monoszacharid (simple sugar composed of a single ring) · ja 単糖 (simple sugar composed of a single ring) · nan-hbl 單醣 /单糖 (simple sugar composed of a single ring)