Anhydrosugar
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Anhydrosugar is a noun meaning (biochemistry) An intramolecular ether formed by the loss of the elements of water from neighbouring hydroxyl groups of a sugar.
Meaning
(biochemistry) An intramolecular ether formed by the loss of the elements of water from neighbouring hydroxyl groups of a sugar.
Word Forms
- anhydrosugars
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include anhydrosaccharide, dehydrosugar, anhydromannose, anhydronucleoside, glycosyl, anhydroglucopyranose.
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