polysaccharose

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noun

polysaccharide

OriginEnglish saccharose ← French glucose ← Ancient Greek γλεῦκος (gleûkos) →
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Meanings

nounpolysaccharose (plural polysaccharoses)

plural polysaccharoses

  1. obsoletechemistrypolysaccharide

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. Ancient Greekγλεῦκος (gleûkos)
  15. Frenchglucose
  16. Englishglucosebf.
  17. Englishsaccharose
  18. Englishpolysaccharose

From poly- + saccharose.

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APA

polysaccharose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polysaccharose

MLA

“polysaccharose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polysaccharose. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “polysaccharose,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polysaccharose.

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