pseudosugar

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noun

A form of sugar alcohol in which the ring oxygen atom of a hexopyranose is replaced by a methylene group.

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

nounpseudosugar (plural pseudosugars)

plural pseudosugars

  1. chemistryA form of sugar alcohol in which the ring oxygen atom of a hexopyranose is replaced by a methylene group.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekψεύδω (pseúdō)
  2. Ancient Greekψευδής (pseudḗs)
  3. Middle Englishpseudo-
  4. Englishpseudo-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*ḱorkeh₂
  6. Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćárkaraH
  7. Proto-Indo-Aryan*śárkaraH
  8. Sanskritशर्क॑रा (śárkarā)
  9. Middle Persian𐭱𐭪𐭥 (šakar)
  10. Arabicسُكَّر (sukkar)
  11. Old Italianzucchero
  12. Old Frenchçucre
  13. Middle Englishsugre
  14. Englishsugar
  15. Englishpseudosugar

From pseudo- + sugar.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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