cyclomaltohexaose

noun

Any cyclic maltohexaose, but especially α-cyclodextrin

OriginEnglish maltohexaose ← Classical Latin cyclicus ← French cyclique →
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Meanings

nouncyclomaltohexaose (countable and uncountable, plural cyclomaltohexaoses)

plural cyclomaltohexaoses

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryAny cyclic maltohexaose, but especially α-cyclodextrin

Origin

  1. Late Latincyclus
  2. Middle Englishcicle
  3. Englishcycle
  4. Ancient Greekκυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)
  5. Classical Latincyclicu
  6. Middle Frenchcyclique
  7. Frenchcyclique
  8. Classical Latincyclicus
  9. Englishcyclic
  10. Englishcyclo-
  11. Englishmaltohexaose
  12. Englishcyclomaltohexaose

From cyclo- + maltohexaose.

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APA

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

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