Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pseudosaccharide

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pseu-dosac-cha-ride
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several heterocyclic compounds that have a five-membered ring with two oxygen atoms in positions 1- and 3-.

Etymology

Etymology tree Pre-Greekder.? Ancient Greek ψεύδω (pseúdō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ής (-ḗs) Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs)der. Middle English pseudo- English pseudo- 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 pseudosaccharide From pseudo- + saccharide.

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Questions

What does pseudosaccharide mean?
Any of several heterocyclic compounds that have a five-membered ring with two oxygen atoms in positions 1- and 3-.
Where does pseudosaccharide come from?
Etymology tree Pre-Greekder.? Ancient Greek ψεύδω (pseúdō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ής (-ḗs) Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs)der. Middle English pseudo- English pseudo- 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 pseudosaccharide From pseudo- + saccharide.

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