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chlorosugar

chlorosugar noun: any compound in which one or more hydroxyl groups of a sugar have been replaced by atoms of chlorine.

Noun

chlorosugar (plural chlorosugars)

  1. Any compound in which one or more hydroxyl groups of a sugar have been replaced by atoms of chlorine

Forms of chlorosugar

pluralchlorosugars

Origin of chlorosugar

From chloro- + sugar.

Questions about chlorosugar

What does chlorosugar mean?
Chlorosugar means any compound in which one or more hydroxyl groups of a sugar have been replaced by atoms of chlorine.
What part of speech is chlorosugar?
Chlorosugar is a noun.
What is the plural of chlorosugar?
The plural of chlorosugar is chlorosugars.

Words near chlorosugar in the dictionary

  1. chlorostannates
  2. chlorostannous
  3. chlorosubstituted
  4. chlorosuccinimide
  5. chlorosuccinimides
  6. chlorosugar
  7. chlorosugars
  8. chlorosulfate
  9. chlorosulfates
  10. chlorosulfite
  11. chlorosulfites

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