Meanings
nounlipopolysaccharide (plural lipopolysaccharides)
plural lipopolysaccharides
- biochemistryAny of a large class of lipids conjugated with polysaccharides
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*leyp-
- Proto-Hellenic*lípos
- Ancient Greekλῐ́πος (lĭ́pos)
- Englishlipo-
- Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
- Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
- Englishpoly-
- 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
- Englishpolysaccharide
- Englishlipopolysaccharide
From lipo- + polysaccharide.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
lipopolysaccharide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lipopolysaccharide
MLA
“lipopolysaccharide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lipopolysaccharide. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lipopolysaccharide,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lipopolysaccharide.
Source: lipopolysaccharide on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.