saccharocolloid

S1A1C3C3H4A1R1O1C3O1L1L1O1I1D2

noun

Any carbohydrate having molecules of sufficient size to produce colloidal properties.

OriginEnglish colloid ← French colloïde ← Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) →
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Meanings

nounsaccharocolloid (plural saccharocolloids)

plural saccharocolloids

  1. datedchemistryAny carbohydrate having molecules of sufficient size to produce colloidal properties.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱorkeh₂
  2. Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćárkaraH
  3. Proto-Indo-Aryan*śárkaraH
  4. Sanskritशर्क॑रा (śárkarā)
  5. Palisakkharā
  6. Ancient Greekσάκχαρ (sákkhar)
  7. Latinsaccharon
  8. Latinsaccharum
  9. Englishsaccharo-
  10. Ancient Greekκόλλᾰ (kóllă)
  11. Vulgar Latincolla
  12. Frenchcolle
  13. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
  15. Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
  16. Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
  17. Frenchcolloïde
  18. Englishcolloid
  19. Englishsaccharocolloid

From saccharo- + colloid.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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