oligochitosan etymology

English word oligochitosan comes from English oligo- (Few.), English chitosan

Detailed word origin of oligochitosan

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
oligo- English (eng) Few.
chitosan English (eng) (carbohydrate) An oligosaccharide derived from chitin, sometimes used in the absorption of fat.
oligochitosan English (eng) Chitosan.

Words with the same origin as oligochitosan

Descendants of oligo-
diphosphooligosaccharide fructooligosaccharide oligoarginine oligochrome oligoclase oligoclonal oligocone oligocrystalline oligodynamic oligolecithal oligomania oligopeptidase oligopeptide oligopetalous oligopotency oligopotent oligopsony oligopyrimidine oligosemy oligosialic oligosilane oligosome oligosymptomatic oligotrophic