Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tetraose

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tetraose
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any oligosaccharide containing four monosaccharide moieties

Etymology

From tetra- + -ose.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: tetra
Suffix: ose

Inflected Forms

tetraoses (plural)

Derived Forms

chitotetraose galactotetraose gangliotetraose glucotetraose xylotetraose

Questions

What does tetraose mean?: Any oligosaccharide containing four monosaccharide moieties
Where does tetraose come from?: From tetra- + -ose.

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