chitosugar

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noun

Any of a class of sugars associated with bacterial cell walls

OriginEnglish sugar ← Middle English sugre ← Old French çucre →
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Meanings

nounchitosugar (plural chitosugars)

plural chitosugars

  1. biochemistryAny of a class of sugars associated with bacterial cell walls

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekχῐτών (khĭtṓn)
  2. Latinchitōn
  3. Frenchchitine
  4. Englishchitin
  5. Englishchito-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ḱorkeh₂
  7. Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćárkaraH
  8. Proto-Indo-Aryan*śárkaraH
  9. Sanskritशर्क॑रा (śárkarā)
  10. Middle Persian𐭱𐭪𐭥 (šakar)
  11. Arabicسُكَّر (sukkar)
  12. Old Italianzucchero
  13. Old Frenchçucre
  14. Middle Englishsugre
  15. Englishsugar
  16. Englishchitosugar

From chito- + sugar.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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