heterosaccharide

noun

Any saccharide composed of more than one simple sugar

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

nounheterosaccharide (plural heterosaccharides)

plural heterosaccharides

  1. biochemistryAny saccharide composed of more than one simple sugar

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sḿ̥teros
  3. Proto-Hellenic*hə́teros
  4. Ancient Greekἕτερος (héteros)
  5. Englishhetero-
  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. Englishheterosaccharide

From hetero- + saccharide.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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