Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

xylooligosaccharide

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
xy-looligosac-cha-ride
IPA
38
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
4
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An oligomer of xylose.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kes-der. Proto-Indo-European *ksewlo-der.? Pre-Greekder.? Ancient Greek ξῠ́λον (xŭ́lon) English xylo- 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 English xylooligosaccharide From xylo- + oligosaccharide.

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Questions

What does xylooligosaccharide mean?
An oligomer of xylose.
Where does xylooligosaccharide come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kes-der. Proto-Indo-European *ksewlo-der.? Pre-Greekder.? Ancient Greek ξῠ́λον (xŭ́lon) English xylo- 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 English xylooligosaccharide From xylo- + oligosaccharide.

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