monoaminosaccharide

noun

Any aminosaccharide that has a single amino group

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

nounmonoaminosaccharide (plural monoaminosaccharides)

plural monoaminosaccharides

  1. chemistryAny aminosaccharide that has a single amino group

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*men-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*mónwos
  3. Ancient Greekμόνος (mónos)
  4. Ancient Greekμονο- (mono-)
  5. Englishmono-
  6. Egyptianjmn
  7. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  8. LatinAmmōn
  9. Latinammoniacus
  10. Englishammonia
  11. Englishamine
  12. Englishamino-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*ḱorkeh₂
  14. Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćárkaraH
  15. Proto-Indo-Aryan*śárkaraH
  16. Sanskritशर्क॑रा (śárkarā)
  17. Palisakkharā
  18. Ancient Greekσάκχαρ (sákkhar)
  19. Latinsaccharon
  20. Latinsaccharum
  21. Englishsaccharo-
  22. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  23. Englishsaccharide
  24. Englishaminosaccharide
  25. Englishmonoaminosaccharide

From mono- + aminosaccharide.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

aminomonosaccharide
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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