chitooligosaccharidolytic

adjective

That breaks down chitooligosaccharides

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

adjectivechitooligosaccharidolytic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablechemistryThat breaks down chitooligosaccharides

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekχῐτών (khĭtṓn)
  2. Latinchitōn
  3. Frenchchitine
  4. Englishchitin
  5. Englishchito-
  6. Ancient Greekὀλῐ́γος (olĭ́gos)
  7. Englisholigo-
  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. Englisholigosaccharide
  20. Englishchitooligosaccharide
  21. Englishchitooligosaccharidolytic

From chitooligosaccharide + -o- + -lytic.

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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