monosaccharose
Definition
- Noun:
- A simple sugar: A carbohydrate that cannot be hydrolyzed to give a simpler sugar. It is the most basic unit of carbohydrates and serves as a building block for more complex sugars (disaccharides and polysaccharides). Common examples include glucose and fructose.
Usage
- As a countable noun: A monosaccharose is a specific type of molecule. The term is often used in scientific and nutritional contexts.
- Glucose is a vital monosaccharose for cellular energy.
- Fructose, a monosaccharose found in fruit, is very sweet.
Advanced Usage
- In biochemistry: The term is synonymous with "monosaccharide" and is used to describe the simplest form of sugar, characterized by a single polyhydroxy aldehyde or ketone unit.
- The digestion of starch begins with its breakdown into the monosaccharose, maltose? (Incorrect: Maltose is a disaccharide. Correct: ...into the monosaccharose, glucose.)
Variants and Related Words
- Monosaccharide (n): The more common modern synonym for monosaccharose.
- Ribose is a five-carbon monosaccharide found in RNA.
- Simple sugar (n): A common, non-technical term for a monosaccharose.
- Table sugar is not a simple sugar; it is composed of two simple sugars.
Synonyms
- Monosaccharide: The direct and most frequently used synonym in contemporary scientific language.
- Simple sugar: A less technical term emphasizing its basic structure.
Related Phrases/Compounds
- Aldose: A type of monosaccharose containing an aldehyde group (e.g., glucose).
- Ketose: A type of monosaccharose containing a ketone group (e.g., fructose).
Noun
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a sugar (like sucrose or fructose) that does not hydrolyse to give other sugars; the simplest group of carbohydrates
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