anhydroglucose

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noun

The moiety, in a polysaccharide such as cellulose, consisting of a glucose molecule that has lost the elements of water (actually a -H and an -OH group)

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Meanings

nounanhydroglucose (plural anhydroglucoses)

plural anhydroglucoses

  1. biochemistryThe moiety, in a polysaccharide such as cellulose, consisting of a glucose molecule that has lost the elements of water (actually a -H and an -OH group)

Origin

From anhydro- + glucose.

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anhydroglucose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anhydroglucose

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“anhydroglucose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anhydroglucose. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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