Meanings
nounheteropolysaccharide (plural heteropolysaccharides)
plural heteropolysaccharides
- biochemistryany polysaccharide formed from two or more different kinds of monosaccharide
Synonyms: heteroglycan
Synonyms & antonyms
nounany polysaccharide formed from two or more different kinds of monosaccharide
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*sem-
- Proto-Indo-European*sḿ̥teros
- Proto-Hellenic*hə́teros
- Ancient Greekἕτερος (héteros)
- Englishhetero-
- Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
- Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
- Englishpoly-
- 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
- Englishpolysaccharide
- Englishheteropolysaccharide
From hetero- + polysaccharide.
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APA
heteropolysaccharide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heteropolysaccharide
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“heteropolysaccharide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heteropolysaccharide. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heteropolysaccharide,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heteropolysaccharide.
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