phosphosugar

P3H4O1S1P3H4O1S1U1G2A1R1

noun

Any sugar (or higher carbohydrate) that is esterified with a phosphate group

OriginEnglish sugar ← Middle English sugre ← Old French çucre →
Scrabble 23
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Meanings

nounphosphosugar (plural phosphosugars)

plural phosphosugars

  1. biochemistryAny sugar (or higher carbohydrate) that is esterified with a phosphate group

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
  4. Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
  5. Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
  6. Proto-Indo-European*bʰer-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéreti
  8. Proto-Hellenic*pʰérō
  9. Ancient Greekφέρω (phérō)
  10. Ancient Greekφωσφόρος (phōsphóros)
  11. Latinphōsphorus
  12. Englishphosphorus
  13. Englishphospho-
  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. Englishphosphosugar

From phospho- + sugar.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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