aminomonosaccharide

noun

Any aminosugar derived from a monosaccharide

OriginEnglish monosaccharide ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← Latin saccharum →
Scrabble 31
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Meanings

nounaminomonosaccharide (plural aminomonosaccharides)

plural aminomonosaccharides

  1. chemistryAny aminosugar derived from a monosaccharide

Origin

  1. Egyptianjmn
  2. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  3. LatinAmmōn
  4. Latinammoniacus
  5. Englishammonia
  6. Englishamine
  7. Englishamino-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*men-
  9. Proto-Hellenic*mónwos
  10. Ancient Greekμόνος (mónos)
  11. Ancient Greekμονο- (mono-)
  12. Englishmono-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*ḱorkeh₂
  14. Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćárkaraH
  15. Proto-Indo-Aryan*śárkaraH
  16. Sanskritशर्क॑रा (śárkarā)
  17. Palisakkharā
  18. Ancient Greekσάκχαρ (sákkhar)
  19. Latinsaccharon
  20. Latinsaccharum
  21. Englishsaccharo-
  22. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  23. Englishsaccharide
  24. Englishmonosaccharide
  25. Englishaminomonosaccharide

From amino- + monosaccharide.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

monoaminosaccharide
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APA

aminomonosaccharide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aminomonosaccharide

MLA

“aminomonosaccharide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aminomonosaccharide. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aminomonosaccharide,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aminomonosaccharide.

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