"amino sugar" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: amino sugars [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} amino sugar (plural amino sugars)
  1. (organic chemistry) any monosaccharide in which a single hydroxy group has been replaced by an amino group Wikipedia link: amino sugar Categories (topical): Organic chemistry, Sugars Translations (any monosaccharide in which a single hydroxy group has been replaced by an amino group): aminocukier [masculine] (Polish), aminosacharyd [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-amino_sugar-en-noun-0DtnZoCe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences

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