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anhydrosugar

noun

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (ă-) Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-)der. English an- Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)der. English hydro- English anhydro- Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćárkaraH Proto-Indo-Aryan *śárkaraH Sanskrit शर्क॑रा (śárkarā) Gandhari 𐨭𐨐𐨪 (śakara)bor. Middle Persian 𐭱𐭪𐭥 (šakar)bor. Arabic سُكَّر (sukkar)bor. Old Italian zuccherobor. Old French çucrebor. Middle English sugre English sugar English anhydrosugar From anhydro- + sugar.

  1. derived from sugre English sugar English anhydrosugar From anhydro- + sugar
  2. derived from çucrebor
  3. derived from zuccherobor

Definitions

  1. An intramolecular ether formed by the loss of the elements of water from neighbouring…

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

The neighborhood

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