Meanings
nounlipooligosaccharide (plural lipooligosaccharides)
plural lipooligosaccharides
- biochemistryAny of a large class of lipids conjugated with oligosaccharides.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*leyp-
- Proto-Hellenic*lípos
- Ancient Greekλῐ́πος (lĭ́pos)
- Englishlipo-
- Ancient Greekὀλῐ́γος (olĭ́gos)
- Englisholigo-
- 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
- Englisholigosaccharide
- Englishlipooligosaccharide
From lipo- + oligosaccharide.
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APA
lipooligosaccharide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lipooligosaccharide
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“lipooligosaccharide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lipooligosaccharide. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
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