fluorosugar

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noun

Any compound in which one or more hydroxyl groups of a sugar have been replaced by atoms of fluorine

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Meanings

nounfluorosugar (plural fluorosugars)

plural fluorosugars

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 biochemistryAny compound in which one or more hydroxyl groups of a sugar have been replaced by atoms of fluorine

Origin

From fluoro- + sugar.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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