halosugar

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

halo- +‎ sugar

Noun[edit]

halosugar (plural halosugars)

(biochemistry) Any compound in which one or more hydroxyl groups of a sugar have been replaced by atoms of halide

Translations[edit]

compound with hydroxyl groups replaced by atoms of halide

See also[edit]

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