Meanings
nounglucosaccharide (plural glucosaccharides)
plural glucosaccharides
- biochemistryAny saccharide having glucose residues
Origin
- Proto-Hellenic*dlukús
- Ancient Greekγλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s)
- Englishgluco-
- 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
- Englishglucosaccharide
From gluco- + saccharide.
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APA
glucosaccharide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glucosaccharide
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“glucosaccharide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glucosaccharide. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “glucosaccharide,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glucosaccharide.
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