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 |
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Específico | aldosa | A monosaccharide sugar that contains the aldehyde group or is hemiacetal |
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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 |
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Inglés | monosaccharide, monosaccharose, simple sugar |
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Catalán | monosacàrid, monosaccharose |
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