mycosaccharide

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noun

Any sugar present in fungi

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

nounmycosaccharide (plural mycosaccharides)

plural mycosaccharides

  1. biochemistryAny sugar present in fungi

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekμῠ́κης (mŭ́kēs)
  2. Englishmyco-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ḱorkeh₂
  4. Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćárkaraH
  5. Proto-Indo-Aryan*śárkaraH
  6. Sanskritशर्क॑रा (śárkarā)
  7. Palisakkharā
  8. Ancient Greekσάκχαρ (sákkhar)
  9. Latinsaccharon
  10. Latinsaccharum
  11. Englishsaccharo-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  13. Englishsaccharide
  14. Englishmycosaccharide

From myco- + saccharide.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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