Meanings
nounfructooligosaccharide (plural fructooligosaccharides)
plural fructooligosaccharides
- biochemistryAny of a class of oligosaccharides composed of fructose molecules, used as sweeteners.
Synonyms: oligofructan, oligofructose
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny of a class of oligosaccharides composed of fructose molecules, used as sweeteners.
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰrewHg-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰruHgyéti
- Proto-Italic*frūgjōr
- Proto-Italic*frūjōr
- Latinfruor
- Latinfrūctus
- Englishfructo-
- 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
- Englishfructooligosaccharide
From fructo- + oligosaccharide.
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fructooligosaccharide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fructooligosaccharide
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“fructooligosaccharide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fructooligosaccharide. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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