Meanings
nounacetylchitooligosaccharide (plural acetylchitooligosaccharides)
plural acetylchitooligosaccharides
- An acetylated form of chitooligosaccharide that is an angiogenic inhibitor.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱéh₁yeti
- Proto-Italic*akēō
- Latinaceō
- Latinacēscō
- Latinacētum
- Englishaceto-
- Englishacet-
- Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
- Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
- Englishacetyl
- Ancient Greekχῐτών (khĭtṓn)
- Latinchitōn
- Frenchchitine
- Englishchitin
- Englishchito-
- Ancient Greekὀλῐ́γος (olĭ́gos)
- Englisholigo-
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱorkeh₂
- Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćárkaraH
- Proto-Indo-Aryan*śárkaraH
- Sanskritशर्क॑रा (śárkarā)
- Palisakkharā
- Ancient Greekσάκχαρ (sákkhar)
- Latinsaccharon
- Latinsaccharum
- Englishsaccharo-
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
- Englishsaccharide
- Englisholigosaccharide
- Englishchitooligosaccharide
- Englishacetylchitooligosaccharide
From acetyl + chitooligosaccharide.
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APA
acetylchitooligosaccharide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acetylchitooligosaccharide
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“acetylchitooligosaccharide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acetylchitooligosaccharide. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “acetylchitooligosaccharide,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acetylchitooligosaccharide.
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