sialoligosaccharide

noun

Any oligosaccharide derived from sialic acid

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

nounsialoligosaccharide (plural sialoligosaccharides)

plural sialoligosaccharides · alternative sialooligosaccharide

  1. biochemistryAny oligosaccharide derived from sialic acid

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekσῐ́ᾰλον (sĭ́ălon)
  2. Englishsialo-
  3. Ancient Greekὀλῐ́γος (olĭ́gos)
  4. Englisholigo-
  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. Englisholigosaccharide
  17. Englishsialoligosaccharide

From sialo- + oligosaccharide.

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