pseudodisaccharide

noun

The pseudosaccharide form of a disaccharide

Scrabble 30

Meanings

nounpseudodisaccharide (plural pseudodisaccharides)

plural pseudodisaccharides

  1. chemistryThe pseudosaccharide form of a disaccharide

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekψεύδω (pseúdō)
  2. Ancient Greekψευδής (pseudḗs)
  3. Middle Englishpseudo-
  4. Englishpseudo-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  6. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  7. Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
  8. Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
  9. Latindi-
  10. Englishdi-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*ḱorkeh₂
  12. Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćárkaraH
  13. Proto-Indo-Aryan*śárkaraH
  14. Sanskritशर्क॑रा (śárkarā)
  15. Palisakkharā
  16. Ancient Greekσάκχαρ (sákkhar)
  17. Latinsaccharon
  18. Latinsaccharum
  19. Englishsaccharo-
  20. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  21. Englishsaccharide
  22. Englishdisaccharide
  23. Englishpseudodisaccharide

From pseudo- + disaccharide.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pseudodisaccharide,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudodisaccharide.

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