Meanings
nounamino sugar (plural amino sugars)
plural amino sugars
- chemistryAny monosaccharide in which a single hydroxy group has been replaced by an amino group
Translations
Catalan aminosucre
- aminosucreany monosaccharide in which a single hydroxy group has been replaced by an amino group
Chinese Mandarin 氨基糖
- 氨基糖 (Ānjītáng)any monosaccharide in which a single hydroxy group has been replaced by an amino group
Finnish aminosokerit
- aminosokeritany monosaccharide in which a single hydroxy group has been replaced by an amino group
French sucre aminé, osamine
- sucre aminéany monosaccharide in which a single hydroxy group has been replaced by an amino group
- osamineany monosaccharide in which a single hydroxy group has been replaced by an amino group
German Aminozucker
- Aminozuckerany monosaccharide in which a single hydroxy group has been replaced by an amino group
Italian aminozucchero
- aminozuccheroany monosaccharide in which a single hydroxy group has been replaced by an amino group
Japanese アミノ糖
- アミノ糖 (amino-tō)any monosaccharide in which a single hydroxy group has been replaced by an amino group
Korean 아미노당
- 아미노당 (aminodang)any monosaccharide in which a single hydroxy group has been replaced by an amino group
Polish aminocukier, aminosacharyd
- aminocukierany monosaccharide in which a single hydroxy group has been replaced by an amino group
- aminosacharydany monosaccharide in which a single hydroxy group has been replaced by an amino group
Portuguese amino açúcar
- amino açúcarany monosaccharide in which a single hydroxy group has been replaced by an amino group
Romanian aminozahar
- aminozaharany monosaccharide in which a single hydroxy group has been replaced by an amino group
Spanish amino azúcar
- amino azúcarany monosaccharide in which a single hydroxy group has been replaced by an amino group
Swedish aminosocker
- aminosockerany monosaccharide in which a single hydroxy group has been replaced by an amino group
Cite this entry
APA
amino sugar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amino%20sugar
MLA
“amino sugar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amino%20sugar. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “amino sugar,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amino%20sugar.
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