polysaccharide

Questions

How do you pronounce polysaccharide?

The recorded pronunciation is /pˌɑlˌisˈækɚˌaɪd/.

What does polysaccharide mean?

A polymer made of many saccharide units linked by glycosidic bonds.

Where does polysaccharide come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- 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 polysaccharide From poly- + saccharide.

How to pronounce polysaccharide

1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “polysaccharide”.
2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/pˌɑlˌisˈækɚˌaɪd/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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