Meanings
nounrhamnopolysaccharide (plural rhamnopolysaccharides)
plural rhamnopolysaccharides
- biochemistryA polysaccharide based on rhamnose
Origin
- Ancient Greekῥᾰ́μνος (rhắmnos)
- LatinRhamnusinflu.
- Late Latinrhamnus
- Proto-Hellenic*dléukus?
- Ancient Greekγλεῦκος (gleûkos)
- Frenchglucose
- Englishglucosebf.
- Englishrhamnose
- Englishrhamno-
- Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
- Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
- Englishpoly-
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱorkeh₂
- Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćárkaraH
- Proto-Indo-Aryan*śárkaraH
- Sanskritशर्क॑रा (śárkarā)
- Palisakkharā
- Ancient Greekσάκχαρ (sákkhar)
- Latinsaccharon
- Latinsaccharum
- Englishsaccharo-
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
- Englishsaccharide
- Englishpolysaccharide
- Englishrhamnopolysaccharide
From rhamno- + polysaccharide.
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rhamnopolysaccharide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rhamnopolysaccharide
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“rhamnopolysaccharide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rhamnopolysaccharide. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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