Etymograph

English

glycomolecule

From glyco- + molecule.

Formed from glyco- + molecule

Proto-Hellenic *dlukús

Ancient Greek γλυκύς ‘sweet’

English glyco-

Latin mōlēs ‘a mass’

New Latin mōlēcula

French molécule

English molecule

Today it means

noun Any substance related to simple carbohydrates, but especially such a compound present in a biological macromolecule

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