Word: maltooligosaccharide
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mal
too
li
go
sac
char
ide
Definition: Any oligosaccharide derived from glucose monomers linked as in maltose.
Morphemes:
Affix: malto-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: maltose; a white crystalline sugar formed during the digestion of starches
Affix: oligo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: few, several
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ὀλίγος
Language: grc
Decoded: oligos
Meaning: few
Affix: saccharo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: sugar
Etymology Compounds: Affix: saccharum
Language: la
Decoded: saccharum
PoS: Noun
Meaning: sugar
Affix: -ide
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Any of a group of related compounds - azide, polysaccharide, glycoside.