"fluorosugar" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fluorosugars [plural]
Etymology: fluoro- + sugar Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|fluoro|sugar}} fluoro- + sugar Head templates: {{en-noun}} fluorosugar (plural fluorosugars)
  1. (biochemistry) Any compound in which one or more hydroxyl groups of a sugar have been replaced by atoms of fluorine Categories (topical): Carbohydrates Related terms: bromosugar, chlorosugar, halosugar, iodosugar

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