/mon'euh sak"euh ruyd', -euhr id/ , n. Chem.
a carbohydrate that does not hydrolyze, as glucose, fructose, or ribose, occurring naturally or obtained by the hydrolysis of glycosides or polysaccharides.
Also, monosaccharose /mon'euh sak"euh rohs'/ .
[ 1895-1900; MONO- + SACCHARIDE ]