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anhydroglucose

anhydroglucose noun: the moiety, in a polysaccharide such as cellulose, consisting of a glucose molecule that has lost the elements of water (actually a -H and an -OH group).

Noun

anhydroglucose (plural anhydroglucoses)

  1. The moiety, in a polysaccharide such as cellulose, consisting of a glucose molecule that has lost the elements of water (actually a -H and an -OH group)

Forms of anhydroglucose

pluralanhydroglucoses

Origin of anhydroglucose

From anhydro- + glucose.

Questions about anhydroglucose

What does anhydroglucose mean?
Anhydroglucose means the moiety, in a polysaccharide such as cellulose, consisting of a glucose molecule that has lost the elements of water (actually a -H and an -OH group).
What part of speech is anhydroglucose?
Anhydroglucose is a noun.
What is the plural of anhydroglucose?
The plural of anhydroglucose is anhydroglucoses.

Words near anhydroglucose in the dictionary

  1. anhydrodigitalin
  2. anhydroecgonine
  3. anhydrofructose
  4. anhydrogalactose
  5. anhydroglucopyranose
  6. anhydroglucose
  7. anhydroglucoses
  8. anhydrohexitols
  9. anhydrohydroxyprogesterone
  10. anhydrokainite
  11. anhydrolase

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