Meanings
nounxylopolysaccharide (plural xylopolysaccharides)
plural xylopolysaccharides
- biochemistryAny polysaccharide based on xylose monomers.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*kes-
- Proto-Indo-European*ksewlo-der.?
- Ancient Greekξῠ́λον (xŭ́lon)
- Englishxylo-
- Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
- Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
- Englishpoly-
- 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
- Englishpolysaccharide
- Englishxylopolysaccharide
From xylo- + polysaccharide.
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APA
xylopolysaccharide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xylopolysaccharide
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“xylopolysaccharide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xylopolysaccharide. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “xylopolysaccharide,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xylopolysaccharide.
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