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halosugar

halosugar noun: any compound in which one or more hydroxyl groups of a sugar have been replaced by atoms of halide.

Noun

halosugar (plural halosugars)

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 Any compound in which one or more hydroxyl groups of a sugar have been replaced by atoms of halide

Forms of halosugar

pluralhalosugars

Origin of halosugar

From halo- + sugar.

Questions about halosugar

What does halosugar mean?
Halosugar means any compound in which one or more hydroxyl groups of a sugar have been replaced by atoms of halide.
What part of speech is halosugar?
Halosugar is a noun.
What is the plural of halosugar?
The plural of halosugar is halosugars.

Words near halosugar in the dictionary

  1. halosilanes
  2. halosphaeriaceous
  3. halostability
  4. halostable
  5. halosteric
  6. halosugar
  7. halosugars
  8. halosulfite
  9. halosulfites
  10. halosulfuron
  11. halosulfuron-methyl

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