Etymology

chitooligomer

C3H4I1T1O1O1L1I1G2O1M3E1R1

Today it means: A class of carbohydrate oligomer derived from chitin; chitooligosaccharide Full definition →

English oligomer ← French chitine ← Latin chitōn
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekχῐτών (khĭtṓn)
  2. Latinchitōn
  3. Frenchchitine
  4. Englishchitin
  5. Englishchito-
  6. Englisholigomer
  7. English todaychitooligomer

From chito- + oligomer.

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