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aminosugar

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a⋅mi⋅no⋅su⋅gar

[uh-mee-noh-shoog-er, am-uh-noh-]
–noun Biochemistry.
a monosaccharide with an amino or substituted amino group in place of a nonglycosidic hydroxyl group.

Origin:
amino- + sugar
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