English Explanatory Dictionary

nonasaccharide

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An oligosaccharide consisting of nine monosaccharide units joined together

Word forms

nonasaccharide nonasaccharides

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥ Proto-Italic *nowən Latin novem Latin *novenos Latin nōnus English nona- 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 nonasaccharide From nona- + saccharide.

Related words

nonsaccharide
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