oligosugar

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noun

Synonym of oligosaccharide.

Similar
oligosaccharide
OriginEnglish sugar ← Middle English sugre ← Old French çucre →
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Meanings

nounoligosugar (plural oligosugars)

plural oligosugars

  1. Synonym of oligosaccharide.

    Synonyms: oligosaccharide

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of oligosaccharide.

Similar
oligosaccharide

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekὀλῐ́γος (olĭ́gos)
  2. Englisholigo-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ḱorkeh₂
  4. Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćárkaraH
  5. Proto-Indo-Aryan*śárkaraH
  6. Sanskritशर्क॑रा (śárkarā)
  7. Middle Persian𐭱𐭪𐭥 (šakar)
  8. Arabicسُكَّر (sukkar)
  9. Old Italianzucchero
  10. Old Frenchçucre
  11. Middle Englishsugre
  12. Englishsugar
  13. Englisholigosugar

From oligo- + sugar.

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APA

oligosugar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oligosugar

MLA

“oligosugar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oligosugar. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oligosugar,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oligosugar.

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