asaccharolytic

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adjective

Incapable of breaking down carbohydrates for energy

OriginEnglish saccharolytic ← Latin saccharum ← Ancient Greek σάκχαρ (sákkhar) →
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Meanings

adjectiveasaccharolytic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableusuallymoldbiologyIncapable of breaking down carbohydrates for energy

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  4. Ancient Greekἀ- (a-)
  5. Englisha-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ḱorkeh₂
  7. Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćárkaraH
  8. Proto-Indo-Aryan*śárkaraH
  9. Sanskritशर्क॑रा (śárkarā)
  10. Palisakkharā
  11. Ancient Greekσάκχαρ (sákkhar)
  12. Latinsaccharon
  13. Latinsaccharum
  14. Englishsaccharo-
  15. Englishsaccharolytic
  16. Englishasaccharolytic

From a- + saccharolytic.

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Translations

Portuguese assacarolítico
  • assacarolíticoincapable of breaking down carbohydrates for energy
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APA

asaccharolytic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/asaccharolytic

MLA

“asaccharolytic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/asaccharolytic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “asaccharolytic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/asaccharolytic.

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