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deoxy sugar

deoxy sugar noun: any compound formally derived from a sugar by replacing a hydroxy group by a hydrogen atom.

Noun

deoxy sugar (plural deoxy sugars)

  1. Any compound formally derived from a sugar by replacing a hydroxy group by a hydrogen atom

Forms of deoxy sugar

pluraldeoxy sugars

Words formed from deoxy sugar

Questions about deoxy sugar

What does deoxy sugar mean?
Deoxy sugar means any compound formally derived from a sugar by replacing a hydroxy group by a hydrogen atom.
What part of speech is deoxy sugar?
Deoxy sugar is a noun.
What is the plural of deoxy sugar?
The plural of deoxy sugar is deoxy sugars.

Words near deoxy sugar in the dictionary

  1. deoxidizing
  2. deoxiribonuclease
  3. deoxocastasterone
  4. deoxofukujusonorone
  5. deoxy
  6. deoxy sugar
  7. deoxy sugar alcohol
  8. deoxy sugar alcohols
  9. deoxy sugars
  10. deoxy-
  11. deoxyadenine

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