monosaccharide

Questions

How do you pronounce monosaccharide?

The recorded pronunciation is /mɒn.əʊˈsæk.əˌɹaɪd/.

What does monosaccharide mean?

A simple sugar that has a single ring, such as glucose, fructose or deoxyribose.

Where does monosaccharide come from?

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.

How to pronounce monosaccharide

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