Meanings
nounheterodisaccharide (plural heterodisaccharides)
plural heterodisaccharides
- chemistryAny disaccharide composed of two different monosaccharides
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*sem-
- Proto-Indo-European*sḿ̥teros
- Proto-Hellenic*hə́teros
- Ancient Greekἕτερος (héteros)
- Englishhetero-
- Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
- Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
- Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
- Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
- Latindi-
- Englishdi-
- 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
- Englishdisaccharide
- Englishheterodisaccharide
From hetero- + disaccharide.
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APA
heterodisaccharide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heterodisaccharide
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“heterodisaccharide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heterodisaccharide. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
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