Definition that contains monosacch
- sugar an essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals; includes simple sugars with small molecules as well as macromolecular substances; are classified according to the number of monosaccharide groups they contain
- glucose a monosaccharide sugar that has several forms; an important source of physiological energy
- carbohydrate an essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals; includes simple sugars with small molecules as well as macromolecular substances; are classified according to the number of monosaccharide groups they contain
- glycoside a group of compounds derived from monosaccharides
- triose any monosaccharide sugar containing three atoms of carbon per molecule
- oligosaccharide any of the carbohydrates that yield only a few monosaccharide molecules on complete hydrolysis
- polyose any of a class of carbohydrates whose molecules contain chains of monosaccharide molecules
- hexose a monosaccharide that contains six carbon atoms per molecule
- pentose any monosaccharide sugar containing five atoms of carbon per molecule
- disaccharide any of a variety of carbohydrates that yield two monosaccharide molecules on complete hydrolysis