pseudosugar

English

Etymology

From pseudo- +‎ sugar.

Pronunciation

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Noun

pseudosugar (plural pseudosugars)

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