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aminodeoxysugar

aminodeoxysugar noun: any compound derived from a deoxysugar by replacing a hydroxy group by an amino group.

Noun

aminodeoxysugar (plural aminodeoxysugars)

  1. Any compound derived from a deoxysugar by replacing a hydroxy group by an amino group.

Forms of aminodeoxysugar

pluralaminodeoxysugars

Origin of aminodeoxysugar

From amino + deoxysugar.

Questions about aminodeoxysugar

What does aminodeoxysugar mean?
Aminodeoxysugar means any compound derived from a deoxysugar by replacing a hydroxy group by an amino group.
What part of speech is aminodeoxysugar?
Aminodeoxysugar is a noun.
What is the plural of aminodeoxysugar?
The plural of aminodeoxysugar is aminodeoxysugars.

Words near aminodeoxysugar in the dictionary

  1. aminocyclopropanecarboxylates
  2. aminocyclopropanecarboxylic acid
  3. aminocyclopropanes
  4. aminocyte
  5. aminocytes
  6. aminodeoxysugar
  7. aminodeoxysugars
  8. aminodextran
  9. aminodiphosphine
  10. aminodiphosphines
  11. aminodocosanediol

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