bromosugar

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noun

Any compound in which one or more hydroxyl groups of a sugar have been replaced by atoms of bromine

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

nounbromosugar (plural bromosugars)

plural bromosugars

  1. biochemistryAny compound in which one or more hydroxyl groups of a sugar have been replaced by atoms of bromine

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekβρῶμος (brômos)
  2. Frenchbrome
  3. Englishbrome
  4. Englishbromine
  5. Englishbromo-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ḱorkeh₂
  7. Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćárkaraH
  8. Proto-Indo-Aryan*śárkaraH
  9. Sanskritशर्क॑रा (śárkarā)
  10. Middle Persian𐭱𐭪𐭥 (šakar)
  11. Arabicسُكَّر (sukkar)
  12. Old Italianzucchero
  13. Old Frenchçucre
  14. Middle Englishsugre
  15. Englishsugar
  16. Englishbromosugar

From bromo- + sugar.

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APA

bromosugar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bromosugar

MLA

“bromosugar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bromosugar. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bromosugar,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bromosugar.

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