monosugar

M3O1N1O1S1U1G2A1R1

noun

Synonym of monosaccharide.

Similar
monosaccharide
OriginEnglish sugar ← Middle English sugre ← Old French çucre →
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Meanings

nounmonosugar (plural monosugars)

plural monosugars

  1. Synonym of monosaccharide.

    Synonyms: monosaccharide

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of monosaccharide.

Similar
monosaccharide
Also see
monosaccharide

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*men-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*mónwos
  3. Ancient Greekμόνος (mónos)
  4. Ancient Greekμονο- (mono-)
  5. Englishmono-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ḱorkeh₂
  7. Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćárkaraH
  8. Proto-Indo-Aryan*śárkaraH
  9. Sanskritशर्क॑रा (śárkarā)
  10. Middle Persian𐭱𐭪𐭥 (šakar)
  11. Arabicسُكَّر (sukkar)
  12. Old Italianzucchero
  13. Old Frenchçucre
  14. Middle Englishsugre
  15. Englishsugar
  16. Englishmonosugar

From mono- + sugar.

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Cite this entry
APA

monosugar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monosugar

MLA

“monosugar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monosugar. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “monosugar,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monosugar.

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