English Explanatory Dictionary

fructooligosaccharide

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of a class of oligosaccharides composed of fructose molecules, used as sweeteners.

Word forms

fructooligosaccharide fructooligosaccharides

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰruHg- Proto-Italic *frūgjōr Latin fruor Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin frūctusder. English fructo- 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 English fructooligosaccharide From fructo- + oligosaccharide.

Synonyms

oligofructan oligofructose
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