Word: monosaccharose
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mo
no
sac
char
ose
Definition: monosaccharide; a sugar (like sucrose or fructose) that does not hydrolyse to give other sugars; the simplest group of carbohydrates
Morphemes:
Affix: mono-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: one, single, only
Etymology Compounds: Affix: μόνος
Language: grc
Decoded: monos
Meaning: alone, only, sole, single
Affix: saccharo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: sugar
Etymology Compounds: Affix: saccharum
Language: la
Decoded: saccharum
PoS: Noun
Meaning: sugar
Affix: -ose
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the names of sugars.