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A monosaccharide is a single-unit carbohydrate that cannot be split into smaller sugars by hydrolysis. Ribose, deoxyribose, and glucose are examples. “Single-unit” does not mean a single chemical atom or a permanently open chain. See McMurry: simple carbohydrates.