galactooligosaccharide

noun

Any oligosaccharide having galactose residues

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

noungalactooligosaccharide (plural galactooligosaccharides)

plural galactooligosaccharides

  1. biochemistryAny oligosaccharide having galactose residues

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekγᾰ́λᾰ (gắlă)
  2. Ancient Greekγάλακτ- (gálakt-)
  3. Englishgalacto-
  4. Ancient Greekὀλῐ́γος (olĭ́gos)
  5. Englisholigo-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ḱorkeh₂
  7. Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćárkaraH
  8. Proto-Indo-Aryan*śárkaraH
  9. Sanskritशर्क॑रा (śárkarā)
  10. Palisakkharā
  11. Ancient Greekσάκχαρ (sákkhar)
  12. Latinsaccharon
  13. Latinsaccharum
  14. Englishsaccharo-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  16. Englishsaccharide
  17. Englisholigosaccharide
  18. Englishgalactooligosaccharide

From galacto- + oligosaccharide.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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