oligoglucosaccharide

noun

Any oligosaccharide composed of glucose residues

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

nounoligoglucosaccharide (plural oligoglucosaccharides)

plural oligoglucosaccharides

  1. biochemistryAny oligosaccharide composed of glucose residues

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekὀλῐ́γος (olĭ́gos)
  2. Englisholigo-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*dlukús
  4. Ancient Greekγλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s)
  5. Englishgluco-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ḱorkeh₂
  7. Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćárkaraH
  8. Proto-Indo-Aryan*śárkaraH
  9. Sanskritशर्क॑रा (śárkarā)
  10. Palisakkharā
  11. Ancient Greekσάκχαρ (sákkhar)
  12. Latinsaccharon
  13. Latinsaccharum
  14. Englishsaccharo-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  16. Englishsaccharide
  17. Englishglucosaccharide
  18. Englisholigoglucosaccharide

From oligo- + glucosaccharide.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

glucooligosaccharide
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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