Etymology

chitooligosaccharidolytic

Today it means: That breaks down chitooligosaccharides Full definition →

English chitooligosaccharide ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← Latin saccharum
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  1. Ancient Greekχῐτών (khĭtṓn)
  2. Latinchitōn
  3. Frenchchitine
  4. Englishchitin
  5. Englishchito-
  6. Ancient Greekὀλῐ́γος (olĭ́gos)
  7. Englisholigo-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*ḱorkeh₂
  9. Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćárkaraH
  10. Proto-Indo-Aryan*śárkaraH
  11. Sanskritशर्क॑रा (śárkarā)
  12. Palisakkharā
  13. Ancient Greekσάκχαρ (sákkhar)
  14. Latinsaccharon
  15. Latinsaccharum
  16. Englishsaccharo-
  17. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  18. Englishsaccharide
  19. Englisholigosaccharide
  20. Englishchitooligosaccharide
  21. English todaychitooligosaccharidolytic

From chitooligosaccharide + -o- + -lytic.

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