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amino sugar

amino sugar noun: any monosaccharide in which a single hydroxy group has been replaced by an amino group.

Noun

amino sugar (plural amino sugars)

  1. Any monosaccharide in which a single hydroxy group has been replaced by an amino group

Forms of amino sugar

pluralamino sugars

Questions about amino sugar

What does amino sugar mean?
Amino sugar means any monosaccharide in which a single hydroxy group has been replaced by an amino group.
What part of speech is amino sugar?
Amino sugar is a noun.
What is the plural of amino sugar?
The plural of amino sugar is amino sugars.

Words near amino sugar in the dictionary

  1. amino alcohols
  2. amino aldehyde
  3. amino aldehydes
  4. amino carbohydrate
  5. amino carbohydrates
  6. amino sugar
  7. amino sugars
  8. amino-
  9. amino-terminal
  10. aminoacetaldehyde
  11. aminoacetate

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