oligosaccharide

noun

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ὀλῐ́γος (olĭ́gos)der. English oligo- 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 oligosaccharide From oligo- + saccharide.

derived from -ide English saccharide English oligosaccharide From oligo- + saccharide
derived from *-iðos Latin -idusder✻
derived from saccharon Latin saccharum English saccharo- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der
derived from sakkharābor

Definitions

A polysaccharide of low molecular weight, being a polymer of between three and eight…
A polysaccharide of low molecular weight, being a polymer of between three and eight monosaccharide units.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

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

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