dodecasaccharide

noun

Any oligosaccharide composed of twelve monosaccharide units.

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

noundodecasaccharide (plural dodecasaccharides)

plural dodecasaccharides

  1. biochemistryAny oligosaccharide composed of twelve monosaccharide units.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwoΗdeḱm̥
  2. Ancient Greekδώδεκᾰ (dṓdekă)
  3. Englishdodeca-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*ḱorkeh₂
  5. Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćárkaraH
  6. Proto-Indo-Aryan*śárkaraH
  7. Sanskritशर्क॑रा (śárkarā)
  8. Palisakkharā
  9. Ancient Greekσάκχαρ (sákkhar)
  10. Latinsaccharon
  11. Latinsaccharum
  12. Englishsaccharo-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  14. Englishsaccharide
  15. Englishdodecasaccharide

From dodeca- + saccharide.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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