lipochitooligosaccharide

noun

A glycolipid, derived from chitooligosaccharide, that is a bacterial nodulation factor

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

nounlipochitooligosaccharide (plural lipochitooligosaccharides)

plural lipochitooligosaccharides

  1. chemistryA glycolipid, derived from chitooligosaccharide, that is a bacterial nodulation factor

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
chitolipooligosaccharide

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*leyp-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*lípos
  3. Ancient Greekλῐ́πος (lĭ́pos)
  4. Englishlipo-
  5. Ancient Greekχῐτών (khĭtṓn)
  6. Latinchitōn
  7. Frenchchitine
  8. Englishchitin
  9. Englishchito-
  10. Ancient Greekὀλῐ́γος (olĭ́gos)
  11. Englisholigo-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*ḱorkeh₂
  13. Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćárkaraH
  14. Proto-Indo-Aryan*śárkaraH
  15. Sanskritशर्क॑रा (śárkarā)
  16. Palisakkharā
  17. Ancient Greekσάκχαρ (sákkhar)
  18. Latinsaccharon
  19. Latinsaccharum
  20. Englishsaccharo-
  21. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  22. Englishsaccharide
  23. Englisholigosaccharide
  24. Englishchitooligosaccharide
  25. Englishlipochitooligosaccharide

From lipo- + chitooligosaccharide.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

chitolipooligosaccharide
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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