anhydrosugar

English edit

Etymology edit

anhydro- +‎ sugar

Noun edit

anhydrosugar (plural anhydrosugars)

(biochemistry) An intramolecular ether formed by the loss of the elements of water from neighbouring hydroxyl groups of a sugar

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