polysaccharidic

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adjective

Relating to or composed of polysaccharides.

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

adjectivepolysaccharidic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableRelating to or composed of polysaccharides.

    However, it is likely that the particulate organic carbon (POC) detected by the CHN was affected by the presence of the extra-cellular polysaccharidic mucilage, which is copiously produced by O. cf.

    2015 September 24, “Modelling the Stoichiometric Regulation of C-Rich Toxins in Marine Dinoflagellates”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
  3. Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
  4. Englishpoly-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*ḱorkeh₂
  6. Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćárkaraH
  7. Proto-Indo-Aryan*śárkaraH
  8. Sanskritशर्क॑रा (śárkarā)
  9. Palisakkharā
  10. Ancient Greekσάκχαρ (sákkhar)
  11. Latinsaccharon
  12. Latinsaccharum
  13. Englishsaccharo-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  15. Englishsaccharide
  16. Englishsaccharidic
  17. Englishpolysaccharidic

From poly- + saccharidic.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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