Meanings
nounsialosaccharide (plural sialosaccharides)
plural sialosaccharides
- biochemistryAny polysaccharide that contains sialic acid residues
Origin
- Ancient Greekσῐ́ᾰλον (sĭ́ălon)
- Englishsialo-
- 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
- Englishsialosaccharide
From sialo- + saccharide.
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sialosaccharide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sialosaccharide
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