Fluorosugar
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Fluorosugar is a noun meaning (biochemistry) Any compound in which one or more hydroxyl groups of a sugar have been replaced by atoms of fluorine.
Meaning
(biochemistry) Any compound in which one or more hydroxyl groups of a sugar have been replaced by atoms of fluorine.
Word Forms
- fluorosugars
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include fluorosucrose, fluorodisaccharide, bromosugar, fluoroalkyl, chlorosugar, fluorochemical.
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