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amino sugars

amino sugars is the plural of amino sugar.

Meaning of amino sugar

Noun

amino sugar (plural amino sugars)

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 Any monosaccharide in which a single hydroxy group has been replaced by an amino group

Questions about amino sugars

What is amino sugars the plural of?
Amino sugars is the plural of amino sugar.

Words near amino sugars in the dictionary

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

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