anhydrosugar

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noun

An intramolecular ether formed by the loss of the elements of water from neighbouring hydroxyl groups of a sugar

OriginEnglish sugar ← Middle English sugre ← Old French çucre →
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Meanings

nounanhydrosugar (plural anhydrosugars)

plural anhydrosugars

  1. biochemistryAn intramolecular ether formed by the loss of the elements of water from neighbouring hydroxyl groups of a sugar

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
anhydrosaccharidedehydrosugar

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
  5. Ancient Greekἀν- (an-)
  6. Englishan-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*wed-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
  9. Proto-Hellenic*údōr
  10. Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
  11. Ancient Greekῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)
  12. Englishhydro-
  13. Englishanhydro-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*ḱorkeh₂
  15. Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćárkaraH
  16. Proto-Indo-Aryan*śárkaraH
  17. Sanskritशर्क॑रा (śárkarā)
  18. Middle Persian𐭱𐭪𐭥 (šakar)
  19. Arabicسُكَّر (sukkar)
  20. Old Italianzucchero
  21. Old Frenchçucre
  22. Middle Englishsugre
  23. Englishsugar
  24. Englishanhydrosugar

From anhydro- + sugar.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anhydrosugar,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anhydrosugar.

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