Monosaccharide flashcard sets

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monosaccharide definitions
# Definition Sets
1single sugar molecule71 sets
2a sugar (like sucrose or fructose) that does not hydrolyse to give other sugars50 sets
3sugar containing one sugar unit25 sets
4simple sugar24 sets
5single sugar molecule (monomer)23 sets
6a simple sugar that is the basic subunit of a carbohydrate20 sets
7single sugar molecules13 sets
8a simple sugar11 sets
9building block of a carbohydrate; simple sugar10 sets
10the simplest carbohydrate, active alone or serving as a monomer for disaccharides and polysaccharides. also known as simple sugars, the molecular formulas of monosaccharides are generally some multiple of ch20.10 sets
11monomer of carbohydrates9 sets
12a simple sugar that is the basic subunit, or monomer, of a carbohydrate9 sets
13one sugar8 sets
14a monomer of a carbohydrate7 sets
15simple sugars7 sets
16monomer of a carbohydrate7 sets
17simple sugar that is the base unit of carbohydrates5 sets
18single sugar monomers5 sets
19the simplest carbohydrate, active alone or serving as a monomer for disaccharides and polysaccharides.5 sets
20the simplest carbohydrate, active alone or serving as a monomer for disaccharides and polysaccharides. also known as simple sugars, the molecular formulas of monosaccharides are generally some multiple of ch2o.4 sets
21a simple sugar such as fructose or glucose.4 sets
22the simplest carbohydrate; a simple sugar with a molecular formula that is generally some multiple of ch2o; building blocks of disaccharides and polysaccharides.4 sets
23monomer: single sugar4 sets
24is a simple sugar contains carbon hydrogen and oxygen in a ratio of 1:2:13 sets
25a simple sugar that is the basic subunit, or monomer, of a carbohydrate.3 sets
26one molecule of carbohydrate, the building blocks of carbohydrates ("mono" means one, "saccharide" means sugar, so monosaccharide means "one sugar"), an example of a monosaccharide is glucose3 sets
27a sugar that does not hydrolyse to give other sugars3 sets
28single sugar molecule.3 sets
29the simplest carbohydrate, active alone or serving as a monomer for diaccharides and polysaccharides.3 sets
30monomer of a carbohydrate.3 sets
31a carbohydrate with just one sugar unit3 sets
32(is the subunit) contains carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in a 1:2:1 ratio. it's the simplest carbohydrate.3 sets
33single sugar3 sets
34c6h12o62 sets
35simple sugar that is the base unit of carbohydrates.2 sets
36the monomer of carbohydrates or simple sugars2 sets
37carbohydrate monomer2 sets
38a carbohydrate that does not hydrolyze2 sets
39glucose, fructose, galactose2 sets
40a monomer of a carbohydrate or simple sugar2 sets