Meanings
nounnonpolysaccharide (plural nonpolysaccharides)
plural nonpolysaccharides
- A substance that is not a polysaccharide.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Germanic*ne
- Proto-Indo-European*ís?
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
- Proto-Germanic*ainaz
- Proto-Germanic*nainaz
- Proto-West Germanic*nain
- Old Englishnān
- Middle Englishnon
- Old Englishnān
- Old Englishnān-
- Middle Englishnon-
- Englishnon-
- 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
- Englishnonpolysaccharide
From non- + polysaccharide.
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APA
nonpolysaccharide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonpolysaccharide
MLA
“nonpolysaccharide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonpolysaccharide. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonpolysaccharide,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonpolysaccharide.
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