Meanings
nounchitooligosaccharide (plural chitooligosaccharides)
plural chitooligosaccharides
- chemistryAn oligosaccharide derived from chitin; chitosan
Origin
- 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
From chito- + oligosaccharide.
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APA
chitooligosaccharide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chitooligosaccharide
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“chitooligosaccharide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chitooligosaccharide. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chitooligosaccharide,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chitooligosaccharide.
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