aminosaccharide

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noun

amino sugar

OriginEnglish saccharide ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← Latin saccharum →
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Meanings

nounaminosaccharide (plural aminosaccharides)

plural aminosaccharides

  1. chemistryamino sugar

Origin

  1. Egyptianjmn
  2. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  3. LatinAmmōn
  4. Latinammoniacus
  5. Englishammonia
  6. Englishamine
  7. Englishamino-
  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. Englishaminosaccharide

From amino- + saccharide.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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