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pseudosugar

pseudosugar noun: a form of sugar alcohol in which the ring oxygen atom of a hexopyranose is replaced by a methylene group.

Noun

pseudosugar (plural pseudosugars)

  1. A form of sugar alcohol in which the ring oxygen atom of a hexopyranose is replaced by a methylene group.

Forms of pseudosugar

pluralpseudosugars

Origin of pseudosugar

From pseudo- + sugar.

Questions about pseudosugar

What does pseudosugar mean?
Pseudosugar means a form of sugar alcohol in which the ring oxygen atom of a hexopyranose is replaced by a methylene group.
What part of speech is pseudosugar?
Pseudosugar is a noun.
What is the plural of pseudosugar?
The plural of pseudosugar is pseudosugars.

Words near pseudosugar in the dictionary

  1. pseudosubstrates
  2. pseudosuchian
  3. pseudosuchians
  4. pseudosucker
  5. pseudosuckers
  6. pseudosugar
  7. pseudosugars
  8. pseudosuicidal
  9. pseudosuicide
  10. pseudosuicides
  11. pseudosulci

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