English Explanatory Dictionary

heterosaccharide

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any saccharide composed of more than one simple sugar

Word forms

heterosaccharide heterosaccharides

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sḿ̥teros Proto-Hellenic *hə́teros Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros)lbor. English hetero- 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 heterosaccharide From hetero- + saccharide.

Related words

heterodisaccharide heteropolysaccharide
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