halosugar

English

Etymology

From halo- +‎ sugar.

Noun

halosugar (plural halosugars)

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 (biochemistry) Any compound in which one or more hydroxyl groups of a sugar have been replaced by atoms of halide

Translations

compound with hydroxyl groups replaced by atoms of halide

See also

• bromosugar
• chlorosugar
• fluorosugar
• iodosugar