polysugar

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noun

polysaccharide

OriginEnglish sugar ← Middle English sugre ← Old French çucre →
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Meanings

nounpolysugar (plural polysugars)

plural polysugars

  1. polysaccharide

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. Middle Persian𐭱𐭪𐭥 (šakar)
  10. Arabicسُكَّر (sukkar)
  11. Old Italianzucchero
  12. Old Frenchçucre
  13. Middle Englishsugre
  14. Englishsugar
  15. Englishpolysugar

From poly- + sugar.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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