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Halide vs Halosugar - What's the difference?

halide | halosugar |

As nouns the difference between halide and halosugar

is that halide is while halosugar is (carbohydrate) any compound in which one or more hydroxyl groups of a sugar have been replaced by atoms of halide.

halide

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (chemistry) A salt of any halogen acid.
    • Potassium iodide is a halide .

    Derived terms

    * pseudohalide

    See also

    * fluoride * chloride * bromide * iodide

    Anagrams

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    halosugar

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (carbohydrate) Any compound in which one or more hydroxyl groups of a sugar have been replaced by atoms of halide

    • See also

    * bromosugar * chlorosugar * fluorosugar * iodosugar