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Where does “maltohexaose” come from?

maltohexaose (English) comes from English hexa-, from Latin hexa-, from Ancient Greek ἑξα-, from Ancient Greek ἕξ, from Proto-Hellenic hwéks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

maltohexaose (English): A maltooligosaccharide consisting of six glucose...

Definitions

  1. A maltooligosaccharide consisting of six glucose...

Ancestry of “maltohexaose”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhexa-API; six
2Latinhexa-hexa-
3Ancient Greekἑξα-Forming compound words with the sense of "six"
4Ancient Greekἕξsix
5Proto-Hellenichwékscardinal...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix

Words derived from “maltohexaose”

  • cyclomaltohexaose
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