noun
Meaning 1
Synonym of oligosaccharide.
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Synonyms: oligosaccharide
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Standard Lemma guide
oligosugar
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Etymology tree Ancient Greek ὀλῐ́γος (olĭ́gos)der. English oligo- Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh2 Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćárkaraH Proto-Indo-Aryan *śárkaraH Sanskrit शर्क॑रा (śárkarā) Gandhari 𐨭𐨐𐨪 (śakara)bor. Middle Persian 𐭱𐭪𐭥 (šakar)bor. Arabic سُكَّر (sukkar)bor. Old Italian zuccherobor. Old French çucrebor. Middle English sugre English sugar English oligosugar From oligo- + sugar.