monosaccharide vs sugar

sugar vs monosaccharide

monosaccharide and sugar both are nouns.

monosaccharide is not a verb while sugar is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
monosaccharide	Yes	No	No	No
sugar	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, sugar is a hypernym of monosaccharide; that is, sugar is a word with a broader meaning than monosaccharide:

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

Other hypernyms of monosaccharide include carbohydrate, saccharide.

monosaccharide (noun)	sugar (noun)
a sugar (like sucrose or fructose) that does not hydrolyse to give other sugars; the simplest group of carbohydrates	a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative
	informal terms for money
	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

monosaccharide (verb)	sugar (verb)
	sweeten with sugar

Difference between monosaccharide and sugar

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