lipooligosaccharide

Questions

What does lipooligosaccharide mean?

Any of a large class of lipids conjugated with oligosaccharides.

Where does lipooligosaccharide come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *leyp- Proto-Hellenic *lípos Ancient Greek λῐ́πος (lĭ́pos)der. English lipo- 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 lipooligosaccharide From lipo- + oligosaccharide.

How to pronounce lipooligosaccharide

1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “lipooligosaccharide”.
2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “lipooligosaccharide”.
4. Repeat and practice — Say “lipooligosaccharide” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.