sacchar-


sacchar-

(word root) sugarExamples of words with the root sacchar-: saccharoid, saccharine

sacchar-

pref. Variant of saccharo-.

sacchar-

a word-forming base meaning “sugar,” to which suffixes beginning in a vowel are added: saccharide. [< Medieval Latin saccharum, Greek sákkharon; akin to Prakrit sakkarā, Skt śarkarā; compare sugar]