English Explanatory Dictionary

xylopolysaccharide

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any polysaccharide based on xylose monomers.

Word forms

xylopolysaccharide xylopolysaccharides

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ξῠ́λον (xŭ́lon) English xylo- Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- 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 polysaccharide English xylopolysaccharide From xylo- + polysaccharide.

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