pseudooligosaccharide

noun

Any oligomer containing residues of both sugars and sugar alcohols.

OriginEnglish oligosaccharide ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← Latin saccharum →
Scrabble 33
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Meanings

nounpseudooligosaccharide (plural pseudooligosaccharides)

plural pseudooligosaccharides

  1. chemistryAny oligomer containing residues of both sugars and sugar alcohols.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekψεύδω (pseúdō)
  2. Ancient Greekψευδής (pseudḗs)
  3. Middle Englishpseudo-
  4. Englishpseudo-
  5. Ancient Greekὀλῐ́γος (olĭ́gos)
  6. Englisholigo-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ḱorkeh₂
  8. Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćárkaraH
  9. Proto-Indo-Aryan*śárkaraH
  10. Sanskritशर्क॑रा (śárkarā)
  11. Palisakkharā
  12. Ancient Greekσάκχαρ (sákkhar)
  13. Latinsaccharon
  14. Latinsaccharum
  15. Englishsaccharo-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  17. Englishsaccharide
  18. Englisholigosaccharide
  19. Englishpseudooligosaccharide

From pseudo- + oligosaccharide.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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