homopolysaccharide

noun

a polysaccharide formed from only one kind of monosaccharide

Similar
homoglycan
OriginEnglish polysaccharide ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← Latin saccharum →
Scrabble 36
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Meanings

nounhomopolysaccharide (plural homopolysaccharides)

plural homopolysaccharides

  1. chemistrya polysaccharide formed from only one kind of monosaccharide

    Synonyms: homoglycan

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna polysaccharide formed from only one kind of monosaccharide

Similar
homoglycan

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*somHós
  3. Proto-Hellenic*homós
  4. Ancient Greekὁμός (homós)
  5. Englishhomo-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
  8. Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
  9. Englishpoly-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*ḱorkeh₂
  11. Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćárkaraH
  12. Proto-Indo-Aryan*śárkaraH
  13. Sanskritशर्क॑रा (śárkarā)
  14. Palisakkharā
  15. Ancient Greekσάκχαρ (sákkhar)
  16. Latinsaccharon
  17. Latinsaccharum
  18. Englishsaccharo-
  19. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  20. Englishsaccharide
  21. Englishpolysaccharide
  22. Englishhomopolysaccharide

From homo- + polysaccharide.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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