Meanings
nounpeptidopolysaccharide (plural peptidopolysaccharides)
plural peptidopolysaccharides
- A complex of peptide (typically a polypeptide) and a polysaccharide
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*pekʷ-
- Proto-Indo-European*pékʷ-ye-
- Proto-Hellenic*pét͏̌t͏̌ō
- Ancient Greekπέσσω (péssō)bf.
- Ancient Greekπέπτω (péptō)
- Ancient Greekπεπτόν (peptón)
- GermanPepton
- Englishpeptone
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
- GermanPepton
- GermanPeptid
- Englishpeptide
- Englishpeptido-
- 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-
- Englishsaccharide
- Englishpolysaccharide
- Englishpeptidopolysaccharide
From peptido- + polysaccharide.
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APA
peptidopolysaccharide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peptidopolysaccharide
MLA
“peptidopolysaccharide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peptidopolysaccharide. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “peptidopolysaccharide,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peptidopolysaccharide.
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