Dictionary

oligosaccharide en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ɒl.ɪ.ɡəʊˈsæk.əˌɹaɪd/ (UK)
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Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ὀλῐ́γος (olĭ́gos)der. English oligo- Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćárkaraH Proto-Indo-Aryan *śárkaraH Sanskrit शर्क॑रा (śárkarā) Pali sakkharābor. Ancient Greek σάκχαρ (sákkhar)bor. Latin saccharon Latin saccharum English saccharo- English -ide English saccharide English oligosaccharide From oligo- + saccharide.

Meanings

1. A polysaccharide of low molecular weight, being a polymer of between three and eight monosaccharide units.

Forms

Coordinates

monosaccharide · polysaccharide · disaccharide

Deriveds

lipooligosaccharide · galactooligosaccharide · oligosaccharidosis · glucooligosaccharide · sialyloligosaccharide · arabinoxylooligosaccharide · maltooligosaccharide · mannooligosaccharide · chitooligosaccharide · fructooligosaccharide · isomaltooligosaccharide · xylooligosaccharide · oligosaccharidic · sialoligosaccharide · heterooligosaccharide · sialooligosaccharide · diphosphooligosaccharide · pseudooligosaccharide

Hyponyms

decaose

Translations (15)

hu oligoszacharid (polysaccharide of low molecular weight) · es oligosacárido (polysaccharide of low molecular weight) · ca oligosacàrid (polysaccharide of low molecular weight) · yue 寡醣 /寡糖 (polysaccharide of low molecular weight) · it oligosaccaride (polysaccharide of low molecular weight) · fi oligosakkaridi (polysaccharide of low molecular weight) · ja オリゴ糖 (polysaccharide of low molecular weight) · ro oligozaharidă (polysaccharide of low molecular weight) · fr oligoholoside (polysaccharide of low molecular weight) · ms oligosakarida (polysaccharide of low molecular weight) · fr oligoside (polysaccharide of low molecular weight) · kk олигосахарид (polysaccharide of low molecular weight) · cmn 寡醣 /寡糖 (polysaccharide of low molecular weight) · fr oligosaccharide (polysaccharide of low molecular weight) · tr oligosakkarit (polysaccharide of low molecular weight)