Anhydrosugar

noun

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Noun

1
An intramolecular ether formed by the loss of the elements of water from neighbouring hydroxyl groups of a sugar

Synonyms

anhydrosaccharide dehydrosugar

Etymology

From anhydro- + sugar.

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