glucooligosaccharide

noun

Any oligosaccharide having glucose residues

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

nounglucooligosaccharide (plural glucooligosaccharides)

plural glucooligosaccharides

  1. biochemistryAny oligosaccharide having glucose residues

Origin

  1. Proto-Hellenic*dlukús
  2. Ancient Greekγλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s)
  3. Englishgluco-
  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. Englishglucooligosaccharide

From gluco- + oligosaccharide.

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Translations

Italian glucooligosaccaride
  • glucooligosaccarideoligosaccharide

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

oligoglucosaccharide
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“glucooligosaccharide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glucooligosaccharide. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “glucooligosaccharide,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glucooligosaccharide.

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