Main Entry: mono·sac·cha·ride

Pronunciation: \ˌmä-nə-ˈsa-kə-ˌrīd\

Function: noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary

Date: 1896

: a sugar that is not decomposable into simpler sugars by hydrolysis, is classed as either an aldose or ketose, and contains one or more hydroxyl groups per molecule —called also simple sugar