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Where does “saccharon” come from?

saccharon (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek σᾰ́κχᾰρ — sugar.

saccharon (Latin): a syrupy liquid that exudes from bamboo; a...

Definitions

  1. a syrupy liquid that exudes from bamboo; a...

Ancestry of “saccharon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσᾰ́κχᾰρsugar

Words derived from “saccharon”

  • sucrose
  • polysaccharide
  • saccharine
  • lipopolysaccharide
  • oligosaccharide
  • disaccharide
  • monosaccharide
  • saccharide
  • Zuckerberg
  • sucrase
  • mucopolysaccharidosis
  • mucopolysaccharide
  • saccharose
  • exopolysaccharide
  • pentasaccharide
  • trisaccharide
  • saccharometer
  • disaccharidase
  • tetrasaccharide
  • saccharolytic
  • sucrate
  • heteropolysaccharide
  • fructooligosaccharide
  • lipooligosaccharide
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