monosaccharides

IPA/ˌmɒn.əʊˈsæk.ər.aɪd/
IPA/ˌmɑː.noʊˈsæk.ə.raɪd/

monosaccharides — 名詞

  • monosaccharidessingular
  • monosaccharidesesplural

1. Simple sugar molecules that are the most basic form of carbohydrate. Unlike star

1.名詞
釋義

單醣

最簡單的糖類,無法再水解

Simple sugar molecules that are the most basic form of carbohydrate. Unlike starches or complex sugars, each molecule cannot be broken into smaller sugar units through hydrolysis — common examples include glucose and fructose.

例句

Henrik learned that monosaccharides like glucose and fructose are the smallest building blocks of carbohydrates.

Henrik 在課堂上學到,葡萄糖和果糖這類的單醣是碳水化合物最小的組成單位。

technical register, usually plural in scientific writing

When Dario examined the apple juice label, he noticed monosaccharides were listed separately from fibre.

Dario 查看蘋果汁標籤時,注意到單醣和纖維是分開標示的。

常見搭配
  • simple monosaccharides
  • monosaccharides such as glucose
  • monosaccharides are absorbed
  • monosaccharides include fructose
同義詞
反義詞

文法句型

monosaccharide(s) + verb (e.g., are found / include / form)

用法筆記

Almost always used in the plural form when referring to the class of sugars as a group. The singular form ('monosaccharide') is used when counting individual types: 'Glucose is a monosaccharide.'

常見錯誤

Monosaccharides can be broken down into smaller sugars.
Monosaccharides cannot be broken down into smaller sugars through hydrolysis.
The defining feature of a monosaccharide is that it is the simplest sugar unit, not divisible into smaller sugars.

同根字

  • monosaccharide
    名詞
  • polysaccharide
    名詞
  • disaccharide
    名詞

常見搭配

常用片語

  • simple monosaccharides
  • monosaccharide units

介系詞搭配

  • into monosaccharides
  • monosaccharides in fruit