deoxysugar

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A form of deoxy sugar — Any compound formally derived from a sugar by replacing a hydroxy group by a hydrogen atom

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Meanings

noundeoxysugar (plural deoxysugars)

plural deoxysugars

  1. alternativebiochemistryAlternative spelling of deoxy sugar.

Origin

From deoxy + sugar.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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