homopolysaccharide

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *sem-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *-ós

Proto-Indo-European *-ós

Proto-Indo-European *somHós

Proto-Hellenic *homós

Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós)der.

English homo-

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-

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der.

Proto-Italic *-iðos

Latin -idusder.

English -ide

English saccharide

English polysaccharide

English homopolysaccharide

From homo- + polysaccharide.

Noun

homopolysaccharide (plural homopolysaccharides)

1. (chemistry) a polysaccharide formed from only one kind of monosaccharide

Synonyms

• homoglycan

See also

• heteropolysaccharide