monosaccharide 1
noundomain: substance
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
a sugar (like sucrose or fructose) that does not hydrolyse to give other sugars; the simplest group of carbohydrates
Hypernym
carbohydrate 1
noun
an essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals; includes simple sugars with small molecules as well as macromolecular substances; are classified according to the number of monosaccharide groups they contain
EnglishHyponym
triose 1
noun
any monosaccharide sugar containing three atoms of carbon per molecule
tetrose 1
noun
any monosaccharide sugar containing four atoms of carbon per molecule
pentose 1
noun
any monosaccharide sugar containing five atoms of carbon per molecule
hexose 1
noun
a monosaccharide that contains six carbon atoms per molecule
aldose 1
noun
a monosaccharide sugar that contains the aldehyde group or is hemiacetal
