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phosphosugar

phosphosugar noun: any sugar (or higher carbohydrate) that is esterified with a phosphate group.

Noun

phosphosugar (plural phosphosugars)

  1. Any sugar (or higher carbohydrate) that is esterified with a phosphate group

Forms of phosphosugar

pluralphosphosugars

Origin of phosphosugar

From phospho- + sugar.

Questions about phosphosugar

What does phosphosugar mean?
Phosphosugar means any sugar (or higher carbohydrate) that is esterified with a phosphate group.
What part of speech is phosphosugar?
Phosphosugar is a noun.
What is the plural of phosphosugar?
The plural of phosphosugar is phosphosugars.

Words near phosphosugar in the dictionary

  1. phosphostaining
  2. phosphostainings
  3. phosphostains
  4. phosphosubstrate
  5. phosphosubstrates
  6. phosphosugar
  7. phosphosugars
  8. phosphosulfate
  9. phosphosulfates
  10. phosphosulfolactate
  11. phosphosulfolactates

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