English Explanatory Dictionary

dodecasaccharide

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any oligosaccharide composed of twelve monosaccharide units.

Word forms

dodecasaccharide dodecasaccharides

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek δώδεκᾰ (dṓdekă)bor. English dodeca- 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 dodecasaccharide From dodeca- + saccharide.

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