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iminosugar

iminosugar noun: any analog of a sugar having a nitrogen atom at the position of the endocyclic oxygen atom.

Noun

iminosugar (plural iminosugars)

  1. Any analog of a sugar having a nitrogen atom at the position of the endocyclic oxygen atom

Forms of iminosugar

pluraliminosugars

Origin of iminosugar

From imino + sugar.

Questions about iminosugar

What does iminosugar mean?
Iminosugar means any analog of a sugar having a nitrogen atom at the position of the endocyclic oxygen atom.
What part of speech is iminosugar?
Iminosugar is a noun.
What is the plural of iminosugar?
The plural of iminosugar is iminosugars.

Words near iminosugar in the dictionary

  1. iminoribitol
  2. iminoribitols
  3. iminos
  4. iminostilbene
  5. iminostilbenes
  6. iminosugar
  7. iminosugars
  8. iminoxy
  9. iminoxyl
  10. iminoxyls
  11. imins

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