Meanings
adjectivehexasaccharidic (not comparable)
- not comparableRelating to or composed of hexasaccharides.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*swéḱs
- Proto-Hellenic*hwéks
- Ancient Greekἕξ (héx)
- Ancient Greekἑξα- (hexa-)
- Latinhexa-
- Englishhexa-
- 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
- Englishsaccharidic
- Englishhexasaccharidic
From hexa- + saccharidic.
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hexasaccharidic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hexasaccharidic
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“hexasaccharidic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hexasaccharidic. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hexasaccharidic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hexasaccharidic.
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