SIMPLE SUGAR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does simple sugar mean? 

• SIMPLE SUGAR (noun)
  The noun SIMPLE SUGAR has 1 sense:

1. a sugar (like sucrose or fructose) that does not hydrolyse to give other sugars; the simplest group of carbohydrates

  Familiarity information: SIMPLE SUGAR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SIMPLE SUGAR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A sugar (like sucrose or fructose) that does not hydrolyse to give other sugars; the simplest group of carbohydrates

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

monosaccharide; monosaccharose; simple sugar

Hypernyms ("simple sugar" is a kind of...):

carbohydrate; saccharide; 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)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "simple sugar"):

triose (any monosaccharide sugar containing three atoms of carbon per molecule)

tetrose (any monosaccharide sugar containing four atoms of carbon per molecule)

pentose (any monosaccharide sugar containing five atoms of carbon per molecule)

hexose (a monosaccharide that contains six carbon atoms per molecule)

aldose (a monosaccharide sugar that contains the aldehyde group or is hemiacetal)

ketose (any monosaccharide sugar that contains a ketone group or its hemiacetal)

 Context examples 

Any substance that inhibits glucosidase, specifically alpha-glucosidase in the brush border of the small intestines, an enzyme that catalyzes the breakdown of carbohydrates to simple sugars.

(Glucosidase Inhibitor, NCI Thesaurus)

The glycolytic pathway begins with the simple sugar glucose and leads to pyruvate and eventually the Kreb's cycle.

(Feeder Pathways for Glycolysis, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

The largest class of organic compounds, including starches, glycogens, cellulose, gums, and simple sugars.

(Carbohydrate, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

A simple sugar monosaccharide having two isoforms, alpha and beta, with a chemical structure of C6H12O6 that acts as an energy source for both plants and animals by reacting with oxygen, generating carbon dioxide and water, and releasing energy.

(Glucose, NCI Thesaurus)