polyaminosaccharide

noun

Any polymeric aminosaccharide

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

nounpolyaminosaccharide (plural polyaminosaccharides)

plural polyaminosaccharides

  1. biochemistryAny polymeric aminosaccharide

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
  3. Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
  4. Englishpoly-
  5. Egyptianjmn
  6. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  7. LatinAmmōn
  8. Latinammoniacus
  9. Englishammonia
  10. Englishamine
  11. Englishamino-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*ḱorkeh₂
  13. Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćárkaraH
  14. Proto-Indo-Aryan*śárkaraH
  15. Sanskritशर्क॑रा (śárkarā)
  16. Palisakkharā
  17. Ancient Greekσάκχαρ (sákkhar)
  18. Latinsaccharon
  19. Latinsaccharum
  20. Englishsaccharo-
  21. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  22. Englishsaccharide
  23. Englishaminosaccharide
  24. Englishpolyaminosaccharide

From poly- + aminosaccharide.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

aminopolysaccharide
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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