monosaccharide
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- (countable) (biochemistry) A monosaccharide is a simple sugar, such as glucose, fructose or galactose, that cannot be broken up into a simpler form.
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| Types of sugar |
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Monosaccharides (C6H12O6) — glucose • fructose • galactose Disaccharides (C12H22O11) — maltose • sucrose • lactose |