dehydrosugar

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noun

Any compound who structure is that of a sugar from which the elements of water (H₂O) have been removed

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

noundehydrosugar (plural dehydrosugars)

plural dehydrosugars

  1. chemistryAny compound who structure is that of a sugar from which the elements of water (H₂O) have been removed
  2. chemistrySynonym of anhydrosugar.

    Synonyms: anhydrosugar

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of anhydrosugar.

Similar
anhydrosugar

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  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. Englishdehydro-
  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. Englishdehydrosugar

From dehydro- + sugar.

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APA

dehydrosugar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dehydrosugar

MLA

“dehydrosugar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dehydrosugar. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dehydrosugar,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dehydrosugar.

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