hexasaccharide

noun

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs Proto-Hellenic *hwéks Ancient Greek ἕξ (héx) Ancient Greek ἑξα- (hexa-)der. Latin hexa-der. English hexa- Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćárkaraH Proto-Indo-Aryan *śárkaraH Sanskrit शर्क॑रा (śárkarā) Pali sakkharābor. Ancient Greek σάκχᾰρον (sákkhăron)bor. Latin saccharon Latin saccharum English saccharo- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idusder. English -ide English saccharide English hexasaccharide From hexa- + saccharide.

  1. derived from sakkharābor
  2. derived from hexa-der

Definitions

  1. Any oligosaccharide containing six sugar residues

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for hexasaccharide. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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