pseudosaccharide

noun

Any of several heterocyclic compounds that have a five-membered ring with two oxygen atoms in positions 1- and 3-.

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

nounpseudosaccharide (plural pseudosaccharides)

plural pseudosaccharides

  1. chemistryAny of several heterocyclic compounds that have a five-membered ring with two oxygen atoms in positions 1- and 3-.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekψεύδω (pseúdō)
  2. Ancient Greekψευδής (pseudḗs)
  3. Middle Englishpseudo-
  4. Englishpseudo-
  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. Englishpseudosaccharide

From pseudo- + saccharide.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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