oligomannosaccharide

noun

An oligosaccharide based on mannose groups

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

nounoligomannosaccharide (plural oligomannosaccharides)

plural oligomannosaccharides

  1. biochemistryAn oligosaccharide based on mannose groups

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekὀλῐ́γος (olĭ́gos)
  2. Englisholigo-
  3. Biblical Hebrewמָן (mān)
  4. Ancient Greekμᾰ́ννᾰ (mắnnă)
  5. Late Latinmanna
  6. Old Englishmanna
  7. Englishmanna
  8. Proto-Hellenic*dléukus?
  9. Ancient Greekγλεῦκος (gleûkos)
  10. Frenchglucose
  11. Englishglucosebf.
  12. Englishmannose
  13. Englishmanno-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*ḱorkeh₂
  15. Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćárkaraH
  16. Proto-Indo-Aryan*śárkaraH
  17. Sanskritशर्क॑रा (śárkarā)
  18. Palisakkharā
  19. Ancient Greekσάκχαρ (sákkhar)
  20. Latinsaccharon
  21. Latinsaccharum
  22. Englishsaccharo-
  23. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  24. Englishsaccharide
  25. Englisholigomannosaccharide

From oligo- + manno- + saccharide.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

mannooligosaccharide
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APA

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

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Chicago

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