NOMBRE | substance | monosacárido, monosaccharose | a sugar (like sucrose or fructose) that does not hydrolyse to give other sugars |
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Sentido | A sugar (like sucrose or fructose) that does not hydrolyse to give other sugars; the simplest group of carbohydrates. | |
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Sinónimo | monosaccharose | |
Específico | aldosa | A monosaccharide sugar that contains the aldehyde group or is hemiacetal |
cetosa | Any monosaccharide sugar that contains a ketone group or its hemiacetal | |
hexosa | A monosaccharide that contains six carbon atoms per molecule | |
pentosa | Any monosaccharide sugar containing five atoms of carbon per molecule | |
tetrosa, tetrose | Any monosaccharide sugar containing four atoms of carbon per molecule | |
triosa | Any monosaccharide sugar containing three atoms of carbon per molecule | |
General | azúcar, carbohidrato, glúcido, hidrato de carbono, sacarosa | An essential structural / structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals |
Inglés | monosaccharide, monosaccharose, simple sugar | |
Catalán | monosacàrid, monosaccharose |
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