Meanings
nounsaccharometabolism (uncountable)
- uncountablebiochemistrythe metabolism of sugars
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱorkeh₂
- Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćárkaraH
- Proto-Indo-Aryan*śárkaraH
- Sanskritशर्क॑रा (śárkarā)
- Palisakkharā
- Ancient Greekσάκχαρ (sákkhar)
- Latinsaccharon
- Latinsaccharum
- Englishsaccharo-
- Proto-Indo-European*me
- Proto-Indo-European*meth₂?
- Ancient Greekμετᾰ́ (metắ)
- Ancient Greekμετα- (meta-)
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷelH-
- Proto-Hellenic*gʷəlnō
- Ancient Greekβάλλω (bállō)
- Ancient Greekμεταβάλλω (metabállō)
- Ancient Greekμετᾰβολή (metăbolḗ)
- Englishmetabolism
- Englishsaccharometabolism
From saccharo- + metabolism.
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APA
saccharometabolism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saccharometabolism
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“saccharometabolism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saccharometabolism. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “saccharometabolism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saccharometabolism.
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