glycoanalysis

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noun

The analysis of carbohydrates

OriginEnglish analysis ← Medieval Latin analysis ← Ancient Greek ἀνάλυσις (análusis) →
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Meanings

nounglycoanalysis (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryThe analysis of carbohydrates

Origin

  1. Proto-Hellenic*dlukús
  2. Ancient Greekγλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s)
  3. Englishglyco-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂en-
  5. Proto-Hellenic*aná
  6. Ancient Greekᾰ̓νᾰ́ (ănắ)
  7. Ancient Greekἀνα- (ana-)
  8. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  9. Ancient Greekλύω (lúō)
  10. Ancient Greekἀναλύω (analúō)
  11. Ancient Greekἀνάλυσις (análusis)
  12. Medieval Latinanalysis
  13. Englishanalysis
  14. Englishglycoanalysis

From glyco- + analysis.

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APA

glycoanalysis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glycoanalysis

MLA

“glycoanalysis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glycoanalysis. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “glycoanalysis,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glycoanalysis.

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