galactooligosaccharide

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Any oligosaccharide having galactose residues

Word forms

galactooligosaccharide galactooligosaccharides

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek γᾰ́λᾰ (gắlă) Ancient Greek γάλακτ- (gálakt-)der. New Latinder. English galacto- 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 galactooligosaccharide From galacto- + oligosaccharide.

Related words

glucooligosaccharide

Derived words

transgalactooligosaccharide

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