Meanings
adjectivepolysaccharidal (not comparable)
- not comparableRelating to or composed of polysaccharides.
Origin
- 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-
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
- Englishsaccharide
- Englishpolysaccharide
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishpolysaccharidal
From polysaccharide + -al.
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polysaccharidal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polysaccharidal
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“polysaccharidal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polysaccharidal. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “polysaccharidal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polysaccharidal.
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