chlorosugar

C3H4L1O1R1O1S1U1G2A1R1

noun

Any compound in which one or more hydroxyl groups of a sugar have been replaced by atoms of chlorine

OriginEnglish sugar ← Middle English sugre ← Old French çucre →
Scrabble 17
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Meanings

nounchlorosugar (plural chlorosugars)

plural chlorosugars

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 biochemistryAny compound in which one or more hydroxyl groups of a sugar have been replaced by atoms of chlorine

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰelh₃-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰl̥h₃rós
  3. Proto-Hellenic*kʰlōrós
  4. Ancient Greekχλωρός (khlōrós)
  5. Englishchloro-
  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. Englishchlorosugar

From chloro- + sugar.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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