xylooligosaccharide

noun

An oligomer of xylose.

OriginEnglish oligosaccharide ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← Latin saccharum →
Scrabble 38
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Meanings

nounxylooligosaccharide (plural xylooligosaccharides)

plural xylooligosaccharides · alternative xylo-oligosaccharide

  1. An oligomer of xylose.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kes-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ksewlo-der.?
  3. Ancient Greekξῠ́λον (xŭ́lon)
  4. Englishxylo-
  5. Ancient Greekὀλῐ́γος (olĭ́gos)
  6. Englisholigo-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ḱorkeh₂
  8. Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćárkaraH
  9. Proto-Indo-Aryan*śárkaraH
  10. Sanskritशर्क॑रा (śárkarā)
  11. Palisakkharā
  12. Ancient Greekσάκχαρ (sákkhar)
  13. Latinsaccharon
  14. Latinsaccharum
  15. Englishsaccharo-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  17. Englishsaccharide
  18. Englisholigosaccharide
  19. Englishxylooligosaccharide

From xylo- + oligosaccharide.

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Translations

Finnish ksylo-oligosakkaridi
  • ksylo-oligosakkaridiTranslations
Swedish zylo-oligosackarid
  • zylo-oligosackaridTranslations
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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